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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Very happy for you! It's always exciting to see movement. :yesss:
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    You're very welcome. I'm all for learning from others experiences and sharing mine. I had a couple of Dominique chicks that had died in the shell from my hatch last week but they did not turn dark. I wonder if it has something to do with the color and weird translucence of the ancona duck shells...
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    After candling and water candling with absolutely no movement and the eggs turning black, I made the decision to do egg autopsies. Taking care that if there was the slightest sign of life to take measures to do anything to save them. I have been reading a lot on saving preemies. They were all...
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Mine seemed fine when I candled on day 18. And then the one that hatched 3 days early. I feel like I need to do something. Mine haven't smelled bad either. My humidity has been on the low side occasionally but my temp has been rock steady.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    They haven't rocked any either. I had one hatch on Sunday while still in the turner on lockdown.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    The lighter color where you can see the air cell is the original color.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    A whitish color.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Duck. Ancona. Today is day 25.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    These are the eggs that are due to hatch tomorrow. I'm worried because they are turning dark. Should I be worried?
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    I looked Sunday and realized I had an empty egg! This is what I found. We named her Early. This is Early today. Already 2 days old!
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    I'm so nervous! My duck eggs are due to hatch tomorrow and I'm worried. Here's the thing... Sunday (lockdown day) I looked through the window of the bator and an empty egg was staring at me!!! I found a perfectly dry little duckling stumbling around on the turner!!! It wasn't like that a few...
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    Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching

    I think I will try this test on Saturday if my duck eggs don't hatch by then. They are due tomorrow. The reason I am concerned is that I had one duck hatch on lockdown day, Sunday! I was going to take the turner out around 9 Sunday night, it was about that time at night that I set them, and I...
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    July Hatch-A-Long

    Out of the 11 I locked down on Sunday I have 8 hatched, one pipped and I think 2 late quitters. Not too bad, so far, for my first hatch of shipped eggs I think. :)
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    Duck eggs in the Incubater! whos with me?

    I've got 6 ancona duck eggs in and lockdown is Sunday! :weee
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    July Hatch-A-Long

    Haven't been by here in a few days. Lockdown was Sunday. My 11 Dominique's are due to hatch tomorrow. I did a quick candle and I might have a late quitter. I did see several internal pips, though, but nothing external. Gotta get the nursery ready !!!!!:yiipchick
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