This chick pipped and what looks like started zipping yesterday and hasn't made much if any progress. I have already gone in and picked some bits of shell off and cut back a little of the membrane to try and help it out but don't want to interfere too much. Does anyone know by looking at the...
The first pic is pointy end down and the last two are of it pointy end up. I also included a pic of it's air sac which has been like that since the start of incubation, pretty sure it's from being thrown around in the post.
It's a still air incubator that's been set at 38 degrees celius and humidity has been set between 40 and 50% up until lockdown, when I have then managed to get it up to 70% however it is somewhat faulty and fickle and it is hard to keep it above 58%. The eggs were set on the 2nd of September and...
Hi, I have a duck egg that was due to hatch on the 30th of September, it is now the 2nd October and it is still not showing any signs of piping. When I tap on it I get no reaction. I might take some photos tonight but do you think i should leave it for a bit longer or remove it from the...
Hi, I have 5 duck eggs doing well in my incubator, one hatching next week and the others with a bit longer to go. I have had to lay 3 of them flat because they don’t fit properly and I now want to move them into a new incubator but am scared it might harm them to go from lying on their sides to...