Should I make a safety hole, ADVICE PLEASE

[D0PEY]

I hatched 10 pekin eggs in July without a traditional incubator. Lots of monitoring has been made to make sure everything goes smoothly. I gave all the eggs a safety hole after they have internally pipped, and started making cracks within the shell. Needed to make sure that they don't run out of oxygen as its a bit more challenging hatching without an incubator. Overall.. all went well, and they all hatched

 

[Ratchnick]

Thanks for the hope

Not trying to crush your hopes and dreams, just a reality check. Every well writen article online and in every book ever printed on the topic of incubation talks about the importance of calibrating your equipment. If your eggs are indeed a few days behind schedule that is a sign of low temp.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I had the temp at the 37.5 Celsius or I think whats 99.5 Fahrenheit because that’s what I saw online to put it on. I recently lowered it because I saw you were supposed to lower heat and increase humidity for when they’re supposed to hatch. And I didn’t have a humidity measurement thing so I use the water bar that came in the incubator and but some wet paper towel pieces in it to make the humidity rise. I’m sure it was off the exact humidity level it was supposed to be on but I don’t have the object to measure it. So I guess I’ll wait a day.

Normally you don't lower the temp until they start to pip. The reason you lower temperature after they start to pip is because their body heat quickly heats up the incubator, but until then the temperature should remain the same. Since you didn't have any analog instruments onboard I would bet the temp and humidity were off enough to cause slowed development. I would put the temperature back up to 99.5 until the egg pips especially since it appears behind. With a broody duck there is no way for her to have the perfect temperature and humidity. When we incubate we are merely trying to mimick natures process. That being said, I would not rule out your egg hatching just yet it very well could just be delayed

 

[Potato Queenz]

Normally you don't lower the temp until they start to pip. The reason you lower temperature after they start to pip is because their body heat quickly heats up the incubator, but until then the temperature should remain the same. Since you didn't have any analog instruments onboard I would bet the temp and humidity were off enough to cause slowed development. I would put the temperature back up to 99.5 until the egg pips especially since it appears behind. With a broody duck there is no way for her to have the perfect temperature and humidity. When we incubate we are merely trying to mimick natures process. That being said, I would not rule out your egg hatching just yet it very well could just be delayed

Thank you. I know they probably won’t make it, I’m used to disappointment but it means a lot even with just the slightest bit of hope to grasp onto

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I'm sorry your eggs died. I lost my first two batches. Just persevere and learn. I have 7 in now and they are doing good.

 

[Potato Queenz]

I'm sorry your eggs died. I lost my first two batches. Just persevere and learn. I have 7 in now and they are doing good.

Yeah I lost all three eggs I opened them today

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Don't stop. Keep on. You will figure it out.

 

[Ratchnick]

Hatching eggs is hard, that's a fact.

 

[Orca5094]

So sorry they didn't make it!

 

[Potato Queenz]

So sorry they didn't make it!

Thank you