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    Pekin Duck Egg: Day 20 Wiggle?? (Lockdown Question)

    Thank you! 🙏 Shall I put the lowest part of dipped/detached air cell on top?
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    Pekin Duck Egg: Day 20 Wiggle?? (Lockdown Question)

    Hi everyone, I have a Pekin duck egg that has started to wiggle a little on day 20—I noticed it this evening. Tomorrow, it will officially be day 21. It's due to hatch on Saturday the 22nd. I guess my incubator has been running a bit hot. I’ve been monitoring it using three calibrated...
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    Cracked, scratched or dirt??

    Thank you for the message. Ok! I really hope so 🙏 I’ve had some terrible luck with hatching lately
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    Cracked, scratched or dirt??

    Hi everyone, Trying to figure out if this duck egg is cracked, scratched or if it’s just dirt… any help would be appreciated! What should I be looking out for? Thank you!
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    Covatutto 16 - Detached air cell advice (please!)

    Thank you so much! I will give your advice a go. I'll try to lay them horizontally after they've rested... I'll angle them so the air cell is on the non-dipped side of the egg. Fingers crossed they work!
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    Covatutto 16 - Detached air cell advice (please!)

    Hi everyone, I have an order of Pekin duck eggs arriving tomorrow – I’m expecting the air cells to be detached slightly. I’m based in the UK and they’ll have been posted from somewhere a few hours away - I’m hope they won’t be in too bad a state, but would like to prepare regardless. The post...
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    Pekin Duck Egg - Saddled? (Help!)

    Hi everyone, (Sorry, I'm a newbie - I hope this has been posted in the right place) I need some advice regarding a Pekin duck egg. It's currently on day 5 of incubation, and has has been automatically turned in my RCom Mini Pro incubator. I’ve avoided candling as the eggs were purchased via...
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    What to do with two drakes?

    Hi, Sorry, bit late to reply to this thread but I thought it would be helpful to share. I would highly recommend buying a stuffed toy (they have large pekin stuffed toys on Temu around 90cm in length) - leave it in a paddling pool/shallow water and your aggressive drake will mate with it...
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