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Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. I didn't get a notification of your message! Thank you for your kind words. It was very sad :( To answer your questions, I did have a basic incubator with traditional thermometer, but no hygrometer. We just followed the manufacturers guidelines for the...

Unfortunately nothing hatched :( Thanks for asking. Any thoughts on what we did wrong as we definitely heard one cheeping? I followed all the instructions. The incubator is several decades old from when I was young and we incubated these eggs to give it a go again. I am now wanting to try again...

Ah great - thank you for all your help! I'll let you know how it goes!

As of this morning, there were no external pips. It was just that there was cheeping and now there isn't that worried me really even though they aren't due until tomorrow. I wasn't sure how early they might start to hatch before the "due date". So they yawn or chew if they have absorbed the yolk?

Thanks for your comments - I didn't realise putting them in warm was a no-no. Shows how things have changed since I last did this ten years ago! The water was warm as I didn't want to shock them I might candle them when I get home from work later if there is no external pips. I'll give the...

Hi all, I hope you can all help I haven't hatched eggs in my incubator for many years so I am a little rusty. I have some duck eggs currently in the incubator. Today is day 27. Yesterday, we heard some cheeping, so put the eggs in some warm water to see if there was any movement and they were...