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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 47 MIN

Not All Eggs Are Created Equal — Egg Selection for Hatching

from Backyard Chickens & Coturnix Quail: Incubating Hatching Eggs and Chicken Breeding · host Carey Blackmon

send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond!Think you can just toss any egg in the incubator? Think again. In this episode of Poultry Nerds, we go nest box to incubator — sorting real eggs by weight, shape, shell quality, and cleanliness to show you exactly what to set and what to skip. We cover large fowl, quail, and celadon eggs, break down double yolkers, torpedo shapes, golf balls, and the perfect 67-gram specimen. Plus — a listener question about noisy roosters and how to keep your neighbors from losing their minds. Whether you're brand new or refining a breeding program, this one's packed with practical knowledge.🐣 Topics covered: gram weight ranges, egg shape, shell texture, dirty vs. washed eggs, quail egg selection, celadon quirks, separating hatching baskets by egg quality, and why your hatch rate problems might start at the nest box — not the incubator.🔗 Join the Incubation Masterclass: incubationmasterclass.com Valley Hatchery is a proud sponsor of Poultry Nerds, find more at ValleyHatchery.com Support the showFeel Free to email us at - [email protected] us on Facebook at - https://www.facebook.com/PoultryNerdsSign up for News at PoultryNerds.comEggFoam.com get your egg shippers and live shipping boxes and always get free shipping!ShowPro feed supplement for all your feathered friends! Grow them bigger and healthier with the best ingredients.Coturnix Quail hatching eggs from Bryant's Roost, including jumbo celadons!Quail cartons and Supplies from Double R FarmsPlease subscribe to our podcast and leave a review, we appreciate you.  And if you have a subject request, email us. [email protected]

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send us an email and be sure to include your address so we can respond! Think you can just toss any egg in the incubator? Think again. In this episode of Poultry Nerds, we go nest box to incubator — sorting real eggs by weight, shape, shell quality, and cleanliness to show you exactly what to set and what to skip. We cover large fowl, quail, and celadon eggs, break down double yolkers, torpedo shapes, golf balls, and the perfect 67-gram specimen. Plus — a listener question about noisy rooster...

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