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    HELP!!! Duck pipped at the wrong end.

    Thank you for your help. We have hatched 11 babies so far.
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    April Hatch Along

    So far a successful hatch!!! 6 ducklings in the brooder and 5 more hatched in the incubator. Still waiting on 7 more.
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    HELP!!! Duck pipped at the wrong end.

    We have a huge window at the top
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    HELP!!! Duck pipped at the wrong end.

    Does this little one look Ok? It is our first one to progress.
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    HELP!!! Duck pipped at the wrong end.

    The way it broke through the shell was on the downside so I am not sure when it started to pip. I noticed the shell around the bottom this morning.
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    HELP!!! Duck pipped at the wrong end.

    Our little mallard/pekin cross has pipped at the wrong end. He his still making noise and trying to move but stuck. Today is day 28 of the hatch and the rest of the pipped ones are right. Temp is at 99.5 and humidity is at 73. I can see its little beak and eye. At what point do I help?
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    Duck egg started to pip one day before lockdown!!!!

    Out of 22 eggs 9 have started to pip. It is very exciting but the wait is driving us crazy. It seems like every time we look at the incubator another one has started. I do have one little one that is popping on the wrong end, so we will just have to wait. I am not going to worry just yet...
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    Duck egg started to pip one day before lockdown!!!!

    I am hoping to hatch baby mallard/ pekin crosses. My lockdown day was tomorrow but when we candled tonight we noticed a few starting to pip. I had to start lockdown early but have a few that look a day or two behind. Will the babies be Ok? Any suggestions or things that I need to look out for...
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    April Hatch Along

    I have one or two that showed up late and the air cell is a little smaller but not by much. So far we have great movement with all of them. With this being our first hatch I'm just a little paranoid.
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    April Hatch Along

    I did put two extra thermometers but didn't on humidity until I knew we had a problem. I have been making adjustments to the humidity since then. All our babies are still moving around, so I take that as a good sign.
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    April Hatch Along

    We finally decided to get an incubator after letting two of our ducks have an unsuccessful hatch. I bought a Farm Innovators 4250 with the automatic turner. We put in 27 pekin/mallard crosses plus two extra thermometers and an extra hydrometer on March 24th. I have candled quite a bit because of...
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    Incubating day 7...Humidity problems?

    This is our first time incubating. I tried to take a clear picture but can't get the air cell to show. It looks on track but my concern was the extra space at the bottom of the egg. I thought duck eggs had to have a higher humidity than chickens. Thank you for trying to help us.
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    Incubating day 7...Humidity problems?

    I am going to try to take better pictures tonight. My house was lighter than I thought. It has been at about 50 - 55%.
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    Incubating day 7...Humidity problems?

    I think the humidity is off. Is there a way to fix this? We are on day 7.
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    Crazeemomma in Mississippi

    I am new to this site and am looking forward to all the tips, help and suggestions everyone has. We currently have 6 male pekin and 6 female mallard ducks. Up until a few weeks ago we kept our girls and boys separate. This week things are getting interesting. We only added one male to our...
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