Lamaremybabies
Crowing
Is it normal for the eggs in the last week of incubation to become very active? I noticed that one of my eggs is moving around on its own. Is it getting itself ready to hatch? They still have 6 days.
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Ok. Well this is stinking up the whole room, and I mean I can tolerate it but it's unpleasant.
(Update) I found the culprit I believe. I smelled one of the eggs and it was quite unpleasant. I'm glad I did though because I think if it were in there much longer it would have blown.
Is it normal for the eggs in the last week of incubation to become very active? I noticed that one of my eggs is moving around on its own. Is it getting itself ready to hatch? They still have 6 days.
I've noticed that my incubator gets stinky (like rotten egg) near hatch date even with all good eggs. In my experience, the smell has never been intolerable, but it has been noticeable, and is usually just noticeable when I get close to the incubator. Even a couple feet away from it I cannot smell it, but when I am near it or remove the lid I notice it.
That's kinda early---but anything is possible. Were you very careful to collect fresh eggs to put in it---not collecting any that a hen was setting on etc???
They are duck eggs. Also my hens weren't broody then. In fact neither of them were anywhere near the nest.
OH, OK I missed that. I still feel its early-----But hatching duck eggs is not something I do A lot!! Good Luck!!
I have been lucky with a 100% hatch rate in 4 different hatches in two different incubators and in all cases I've smelled the faint rotten egg smell in the last few days prior to hatch date. Maybe my nose is slightly more sensitive?Hmmmmmmm?????? I have hatched 1000's in several different incubators and I have a very sensitive nose----I do not have any stink??? Only time I have stink is if I have a bad egg or if I allow a chick to stay in the Styrofoam incubator a extra day after the others hatch and the incubator has not been cleaned yet. I would think you have gotten a egg gone bad??
Just went on lockdown yesterday! I'm so excited I just keep going over and staring at the eggs.
Also how long does it take from the internal pip to hatching? And when do the usually start pipping? day 28, right?