Hatching Eggs

[chickmomma03]

Thanks, I hope little duckie pips soon I'm wondering if maybe I miscalculated by a day since I didn't start incubation until a Sunday night (about 8pm) and I counted that day. I'm thinking I shouldn't have counted until the next day as the 1st day.

 

[jenv1990]

Don't worry. What was the temp? If it was a bit cold it might take longer to harch. From what you said it sounds like things sre progressing

 

[jenv1990]

If the shell isn't broken check and see if it is starting to tap at the inside of the shell. Put it to your ear you will hear it

 

[chickmomma03]

Mostly it ran 99/100(mine won't tell me 1/2s, I need to get a better one for next time, this time I wasn't prepared how I want to be for future ones), I had 1 VERY brief temp spike of 101 toward the beginning but thankfully everything turned out ok (stupid a/c froze, I noticed immediately), now it's running 98/99. I might peek again tonight real quick and look/listen for pips. I don't want to disturb too much because it looks like duckie is in right position (beak was just under air sac last night). I worry about causing confusion and having duckie reposition wrong.

 

[chickmomma03]

Hey, I think you might be right and he/she was a little slower to develop (or instead of 28 days maybe it takes longer to hatch since I don't know for sure what the parents are?). Hopefully everything will still be alright if it's just a slower develop? Air sac looks good, little duckling is filling up all the space in the egg minus just the very top edge now. all veins look great too.

 

[jenv1990]

How is it goung? It sounds like the humidity might have been a little low. If he is too be I don't think he will be able to peck and you might have to help

 

[chickmomma03]

I took a couple pics of the air sac today, and I really don't think the humidity is too low at all. I thought if it was too low air sac would be too big wouldn't it? Here is a pic (the best one of the few I took), this is on the side with the lower dip down:

 

[jenv1990]

It looks like the perfect size. Can you here him pecking on the inside of the shell yet??

 

[chickmomma03]

no, but duckie's positioned right, head is just under the air sac

 

[jenv1990]

He should be through and pecking soon