hatching cayuga duck eggs

BlackAce said:

I'm looking for some Cayuga Eggs where did you get them. I have asked a few people if they any but they are all in molt now.

My eggs didn't hatch. I used a digital thermometer and it was off over 10* didn't get anything.

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You can find all sorts of fertile hatching eggs on eBay! I just bought some from beautiful stock, and she has another auction right now...
I had really good luck with everything (chicken, goose, quail, and duck eggs via them being shipped) Not one broke or looked bad.
I've hatched out ducks quail and chicks before. I gathered some eggs from my Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys, as I saw them mating, and with great joy, I'm happy to Announce that they CAN breed naturally with fertilization actually occurring!!! Waiting for them to hatch in a few days! Also, I have a broody Turkey hen, who made an elaborate nest, with a BUNCH of eggs in her clutch as well! So, we will have beautiful BB bronze turkey poults very soon and also in a few weeks...
On my ducklings, I've found that they REALLY need a ton of humidity to actually be able to hatch out of the egg, I'm talking full incubator tray with water during the last 2-3days before actual due date. Since they take so long to get through that hard, thick shell, their membrane will dry up too fast as soon as they pip through. If the membrane gets dried out, just put a moistened paper towel and wrap the egg in it, or put warm droplets on membrane to allow the duckling to get out. I have even taken off most of the shell, leaving the membrane intact, as long as the duckling has broken through the membrane on its' own already. You will just have to keep making sure that the membrane doesn't dry out

Help.
My poor Cyuga has been sitting for well over a month like a dutiful momma she babies and protects her nest only comes off once a day to eat potty and bath. Will hiss at anyone that comes to close. I candled her eggs about 2-3 weeks ago and they were about 20 to 25 days ish.
I finally took the chance and candled again yesterday and there has been absolutely no progress. One egg is missing I assumed that the one that was rolled away and consumed was for another ducks nest. I was wrong.
Either way she has not abandoned the nest or rolled any more away and won't come off but still once a day. I am not sure how to proceed the poor thing tried so hard.
1) what could have happened so far along? Could it have been the outside heat?
2) how to help her moving forward? Take them and remove her nest? Let her figure it out?
She is only a little over a year old this season her first try at it.

addarr said:

Help.
My poor Cyuga has been sitting for well over a month like a dutiful momma she babies and protects her nest only comes off once a day to eat potty and bath. Will hiss at anyone that comes to close. I candled her eggs about 2-3 weeks ago and they were about 20 to 25 days ish.
I finally took the chance and candled again yesterday and there has been absolutely no progress. One egg is missing I assumed that the one that was rolled away and consumed was for another ducks nest. I was wrong.
Either way she has not abandoned the nest or rolled any more away and won't come off but still once a day. I am not sure how to proceed the poor thing tried so hard.
1) what could have happened so far along? Could it have been the outside heat?
2) how to help her moving forward? Take them and remove her nest? Let her figure it out?
She is only a little over a year old this season her first try at it.

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Did any hatch late?
Im a first time duckling hatcher myself. So far three have hatched out of 6. It was 28 days in the incubator at 98.5 degrees and 35 - 60 % humidity and two in the hatcher at 99.5 and 80% humidity...hatching baby chicks at the same time in the same hatcher. So far every baby has nad no problems.hatching.