Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 4
Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 4

The second group moved to the brooder a couple days after the first. For a moment they were pecked at a bit, and huddled in the corner. However, after a few minutes they became braver and slowly came out and, by mimicing the older ducks, they learned to eat and drink. After...


Read more

Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 3
Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 3

I moved my chicks to the brooder in two separate groups, instead of as one unit. This was because of how spread out the hatches were. I wondered why t...


Read more

Hatching Day!
Hatching Day!

At last my eggs neared the hatching day, which is day 28 after incubation starts. I had the humidity up and the temperature down, and I was ready to take them off the Read more

Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 2
Our experience hatching duck eggs PT 2

Today I set up my brooder, and prepared the eggs to hatch. The brooder kit I got is quite ingenious. Two rolls of plastic can be unrolled and taped together to make the walls. ...


Read more

Candling, Part Two
Candling, Part Two

I candled my eggs again today, exactly sixteen days after I started the incubation process. The results were great. Of the twenty-two eggs I had recieve...


Read more

A Few Questions
A Few Questions

As my eggs have incubated over the past couple of weeks, a few questions have arisen. First, as I previously mentioned, the temperature spiked after I placed the eggs in the Read more

Low Cost Electronic Thermostat for Egg Incubators
Low Cost Electronic Thermostat for Egg Incubators

  Today we are testing samples of a brand new thermostat that we hope to start sellin...


Read more

Candling
Candling

Today I candled my eggs for the first time. It is a little over a week into the incubation process. First I washed my hands. I had read that this was important but wondered why. Upon looking it up, I found out that eggs are covered in tiny pores, which are vital to h...


Read more

FAQ's About Poultry Molting
FAQ's About Poultry Molting

Have you ever checked on your chicken coop and wondered if a predator got in your coop because of all of the feathers scattered around? You check around for holes in your poultry wire and then count your chickens and joyfully find that they are all accounted for. So where d...


Read more