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Uneek Poultry Uneek Poultry is your One Stop Shop for all of your Egg Incubator needs in Australia.

We also keep a range of Hand Selected complimentary products that all Poultry keepers use daily. Uneek Poultry was started by Our Director Andrew from his keen interested in Parrots and Chickens. Having kept them for 30 years as a hobby Andrew continues to do so on their property on the Bass Coast of Victoria. Before this Andrew worked in the Medical instrumentation industry for over 20 years. Using our extensive industry experience we can help you select the right incubator as well as repair and service your current incubator in our fully equipped workshop.

"What temperature should my incubator be set to?"It depends on the type, and getting it wrong is a classic reason for a ...
21/10/2026

"What temperature should my incubator be set to?"

It depends on the type, and getting it wrong is a classic reason for a poor hatch.

Fan-forced (circulated air): 37.5°C
Still-air: around 39.4°C, measured at the top of the eggs

Still-air units have warmer air at the top and cooler air near the floor, so the reading is taken at egg height. Fan-forced units even it all out, so the lower figure is correct.

Check the manual for your model, then confirm with a second trusted thermometer or sensor before you set a single egg. A degree out over three weeks makes a real difference.

Spring means the girls are flat out laying, and that takes a lot out of them.As the days lengthen, hens ramp up producti...
19/10/2026

Spring means the girls are flat out laying, and that takes a lot out of them.

As the days lengthen, hens ramp up production. Each egg uses a big dose of calcium, and if the diet can't keep up you'll see thin, rough or soft shells.

A few simple checks:
• Feed a proper layer ration, not scratch mix as the main meal
• Keep a separate dish of shell grit or crushed oyster shell out for free choice
• Return crushed, dried eggshell if you like, but keep the grit available
• Watch shell quality, because it's the first sign something is off

Solid shells now also means better eggs for your hatching batches. 🐔

New on the blog: Free-Ranging or the Run: When to Let Them Out.Free-ranging makes for happy, busy birds, but it isn't al...
16/10/2026

New on the blog: Free-Ranging or the Run: When to Let Them Out.

Free-ranging makes for happy, busy birds, but it isn't all-or-nothing. Age, predators, your garden and the time of day all matter.

Our latest article walks through when young birds are ready to roam, how to ease them out, and when the run is the smarter call.

Worth a read before you open the gate.

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"Can I hatch chicken and duck eggs together?"You can, but it's a juggle. Chicken eggs take 21 days, most ducks take 28 (...
14/10/2026

"Can I hatch chicken and duck eggs together?"

You can, but it's a juggle. Chicken eggs take 21 days, most ducks take 28 (Muscovies 35), and they want different humidity. Ducks like it wetter and need a good cooling and misting routine from about day 10.

The simplest fix is to stagger them: set the duck eggs first, then add the chicken eggs about a week later so everything hatches around the same time. Just know the chicken lockdown humidity will be too low for the ducklings, and duck hatch mess makes everything wet.

If you've got a spare incubator, one for each is much easier.

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Warm weather brings the flies, and flies bring flystrike.It's more common in chooks than people expect. Flies lay eggs o...
12/10/2026

Warm weather brings the flies, and flies bring flystrike.

It's more common in chooks than people expect. Flies lay eggs on a dirty, damp vent, the maggots hatch within a day, and a hen can go downhill fast.

A few minutes a week keeps it away:
• Check vents on heavier or fluffy-bottomed birds, and trim soiled feathers
• Clean out wet bedding and droppings under the roosts
• Keep feed dry and cover spilt scraps
• Fix leaking drinkers that turn the ground to mud

Found maggots? Pick them off, wash her gently in warm water and see a vet if the skin is broken.

Spring is the time to get ahead of it. 🐔

New on the blog: Pullet or Cockerel? And What to Do About the Boys.By eight to twelve weeks the guessing game starts. Bi...
09/10/2026

New on the blog: Pullet or Cockerel? And What to Do About the Boys.

By eight to twelve weeks the guessing game starts. Bigger combs and wattles, redder faces, longer pointed hackles and a more upright stance are usually the first clues, and the first crow settles it.

Our latest article covers how to tell them apart, when you can be sure, and what your options are once you've got more roosters than you can keep. Worth a read before the first crowing starts.

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Saw this one doing the rounds this week: "Can I hatch the eggs I bought at the supermarket?"Almost certainly not. Commer...
07/10/2026

Saw this one doing the rounds this week: "Can I hatch the eggs I bought at the supermarket?"

Almost certainly not. Commercial laying hens live without roosters, so shop eggs are infertile. Three weeks of perfect incubation can't turn an infertile egg into a chick.

You need eggs from a flock that has a rooster running with the hens (a mate's backyard, a local breeder, or your own birds). Collect them often, store them pointy end down at around 13–16°C, and set them within a week or so.

Crack one into a saucer first if you want a quick check. A fertile yolk shows a neat bullseye ring, an infertile one a plain white dot.

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Heads up: the first run of 35°C days is usually only a few weeks away, and chooks cope with heat far worse than cold.Get...
05/10/2026

Heads up: the first run of 35°C days is usually only a few weeks away, and chooks cope with heat far worse than cold.

Get set up now, not mid-heatwave:
• Shade over the run AND the water, not just the coop
• A second drinker, kept out of the sun, topped up twice a day
• Frozen water bottles stood in the shade for them to lean against
• Vents open high, so hot air can leave

If a hen is panting with wings held out from her body, she's already struggling. Move her to shade and cool, not cold, water.

Sorting it in October takes an afternoon. 🐔☀️

New on the blog: once chicks are feathered up and off heat, the coop they move into needs to be right from day one — not...
02/10/2026

New on the blog: once chicks are feathered up and off heat, the coop they move into needs to be right from day one — not the “add a lamp and hope” version.

We've put together a full walkthrough on setting up a coop for growing birds — space per bird, predator-proofing gaps smaller than you'd think, ventilation without draughts, and getting perches and nest boxes at the right height for growing legs.

First article in a brand new series, The Growing Flock — picking up exactly where the hatch-to-brooder journey leaves off.

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Saw this one doing the rounds this week: “My broody hen won't eat — should I be worried?”Short answer: probably not. A s...
30/09/2026

Saw this one doing the rounds this week: “My broody hen won't eat — should I be worried?”

Short answer: probably not. A sitting hen's whole system slows right down. She'll typically come off the nest once a day, often at dusk, to eat, drink and pass one large, strong-smelling dropping. That's completely normal broody behaviour, not illness.

Keep feed and water within a few steps of the nest so she isn't tempted to stay away too long, and check daily that she IS still coming off at all.

Worry if she goes 48 hours without leaving, loses visible weight, or looks properly lethargic rather than just still and quiet. That's when to lift her off yourself.

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