Eggs for Hatching
The keeper's guide to buying, hatching and selling fertile eggs in the United Kingdom.
Schedule of Classes
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Class1
How to buy hatching eggs
Choosing a breed, reading a listing like a judge, what fertile eggs can and cannot promise, and how to treat a box of eggs that has been through the post.
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Class2
How to hatch eggs in an incubator
Temperature, humidity, turning and candling: the full 21 days on one ruled record card, from setting to lockdown to the first pip.
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Class3
How to hatch eggs under a broody hen
Spotting true broodiness, setting the nest, trusting the hen. The oldest incubator there is, and still the best rearing machine on the holding.
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Class4
How to sell hatching eggs
Fertility, collection and storage, packing for the post, and an honest look at where the selling happens, and how to make it less work.
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Stands
Resources & trade stands
The reference shelf: the handbooks, the clubs, the official guidance, and the five Facebook groups where the UK's hatching-egg trade gathers.