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    Brooder question after losses

    We hatched 17 coturnix quail 5 days ago. We lost 1 two nights ago and 4 more since. Based on what I have read here it was a temp being too high issue (side laying and legs sticking straight back). :hit Raised the light to reduce heat a bit, larger brooder for even more room to move away, but...
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    Air cell size vs weight loss

    I have been using weight loss to monitor humidity. My only egg in there has been weighing a bit lighter than expected based on set weight, so I have been keeping humidity high. But the air cell is definitely smaller than target for this point (day 19). I am guessing weight is more precise, but...
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    Duckling voice sexing

    Just over 3 weeks. This one has been quacking for several days.
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    Duckling voice sexing

    Thanks! I got a while to go yet then. We hatched so we don't know the sexes, and are hoping for at least one female for laying. Waiting is hard!
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    Duckling voice sexing

    I have listened to the samples online, and I think our duckling that has switched to quacking is female. Just one question, does the quack they have when young stay the same essentially as they mature or does it get deeper? Meaning, can my duckling with a more female sounding quack end up having...
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    Please clarify some info from the assisted hatch guide! Possibly urgent!

    They had been stuck at external pip. I know it can take a long time between internal and external pip. TheY stayed at external without progress a long time (12 to 18 hours). The two ended up making new progress at close to the time to check on them, but the other two did not. Took it slow, gave...
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    Please clarify some info from the assisted hatch guide! Possibly urgent!

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    Please clarify some info from the assisted hatch guide! Possibly urgent!

    Two did fine solo, two I followed the assisted hatch guide. We had only found the info of 45% humidity for the incubation and that was too high for us. By the time I found the suggestion to use weight or air cell size they were already a bit off and one was a bit too large to turn it seemed and...
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    Please clarify some info from the assisted hatch guide! Possibly urgent!

    I have 4 duck eggs that pipped yesterday through the morning and afternoon. 3 have had 2 pips side by side with no progress for over 12 hours. Is this considered just a pip or unzipping? Humidity is good (70's RH) but membrane is browning (shell is cracked but membrane is not pierced as far as I...
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    Question on pipping timing

    They are Cayuga and White Layer. They are at 100.5F and humidity in the 60's. Not sure if I read the stickies, I will check.
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    Question on pipping timing

    Please forgive if this is asked often, I couldn't find a thread that covered it. I have 4 eggs that internally pipped yesterday and the first external pips in three of those today. My remaining 6 have not pipped at all. Two I think may be malpositioned as the body is not against the air cell...
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    Conflicting air cell sizes

    First hatch for duck eggs (Cayuga and White Layer). A little more than half of my eggs are perfect or a tad large on air cell size (day 25) and the rest are small. What should I do? I know increasing humidity to slow the bigger air cell eggs, and low humidity and I read misting for the small air...
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