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    Female to make ratio

    I hatched 5 cayuga ducklings back in June (14/06/2024) One quacks really loud every now and then and the other four still “peep” I am worried i have too many males to a female? Do i wait until 6 months to find out with the curl on the tail or do i shorten the flock down so that i can prevent...
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    Duck Eggs Day 29

    One has externally pipped the thinner end of the egg though? Is that normal?
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    Duck Eggs Day 29

    They have started to external pip and chriping away so i have left them all alone
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    Thermometers

    They just started external pipping surely if i grab the thermometers out now i lose all my humidity?
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    Thermometers

    I have two thermometers which are reading different. I have a still air machine and on day 29. 3 have not pipped, 1 definitely has and the other i am unsure of. My question is which thermometer do i go by? Is this why my hatch dates are slow because it could be cold?
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    Duck Eggs Day 29

    I was worried that my eggs will go past the hatching date and fail so I added another thermometer in the still air incubator and that reads 36 degrees whilst my brinsea polyhatcher reads 39 degrees…. What do i do?
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    Cayuga duck egg day 29

    New time hatcher here. Its day 29 the eggs are wobbling and becoming more active and have been for three days, i can hear some chirping but not alot, and i can hear them thumping away. i havent opened the lid since lockdown but now im worried because there isnt any external pips? How long should...
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    Candling Day 27

    Can you candle day 27? Or shall i leave the duck eggs well alone to do their own thing? The eggs are wobbling but on day 25 none had internally pipped and I would like to know if they have progressed
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    Day 23

    The person who leant me the still air polyhatcher. I havent got a clue on humidity as I dont know how to gage without a gage
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    Day 23

    Its a still air machine and i was told not to put any water in until the end but i just dont know when?
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    Day 23

    they are cayuga ducks, didn't weigh them and have candled them, cant really see much now other than feet and feathers due to the egg being so full, the sack is clear at the bottom so dont think they have internally pipped but didnt know if i could do it now and leave them alone? Due date is...
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    Day 23

    Can I fill both my water trays in my polyhatcher now on day 23 or is it too early?
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    Cayuga duck eggs day 23 still air polyhatcher

    Hello all, I am a first time hatcher. My cayuga duck eggs are on day 23 in a still air polyhatcher. As hatching time approaches i have a few questions: 1. When do i fill the water trays? 2. When do i stop turning as there are so many different answers online 3. Should i fill both trays now...
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