Recent content by J_Winstom

  1. J

    Sudden death, duck experts please help! Could it be poisoning from caterpillars?

    Hello, One of my runner ducks has died today - It was absolutely fine yesterday, I noticed it was a bit off middle of the day today so separated it and came inside to make it some scrambled egg. By the time I went back outside it had died. I have 4 other ducks and 16 chickens all together so...
  2. J

    Hatching Duck Eggs Under Broody Chicken... Day 27 - Help / advice please

    Thanks @JaeG - Good to know duck egg air sacs are huge, that makes me feel more positive! 1 or 2 definitely did look like it had drawn down, rest just large. As she is on the eggs I can't see anything, so I did turf her off this morning to have a quick look. Would you keep doing that or just...
  3. J

    Hatching Duck Eggs Under Broody Chicken... Day 27 - Help / advice please

    I have a broody bantam chicken hen sitting on 5 runner duck eggs. We are on day 27 and she has been a very diligent sitter. There so sign of anything coming from the eggs no peeping, no rocking, no pips. As she has already been sitting a long time I am conscious that I don't want her to go on...
  4. J

    Small Air sacs Day 17 - help please what to do!

    Will keep an eye on internal pips!
  5. J

    Small Air sacs Day 17 - help please what to do!

    Hi guys, A couple of the cells have drawn down and are now looking a good size. Quite a few haven't shifted much, there are a few different types of eggs in there and the ones that haven't got larger are all leghorns, do you think it is the shell or could they be more likely to hatch later? Is...
  6. J

    Small Air sacs Day 17 - help please what to do!

    Thanks Guys, going to measure again now and see where they have got to.... Fingers crossed!
  7. J

    Small Air sacs Day 17 - help please what to do!

    Thanks LaurEliz - fingers crossed.
  8. J

    Small Air sacs Day 17 - help please what to do!

    Hello, Thanks for reading please help. This is my first time hatching and I have small air sacs look - more like day 14 from charts. I had incubator set to 45% first 13 days (as per instructions) then read lots and now realise lower would have been better. Have tried to drop right down...
Back
Top Bottom