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    Lost power

    I have tested them in the warm water method and all moving thank god
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    Lost power

    I cant believe it. Just checked the incubator and the power has been out all night. I am at day 24 (ducks) Temp has been down to 21 degrees. Now back on but really worried as they are so near to hatching. Any hope for them??
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    Incubating Mandarin Duck eggs

    Hi Sorry , only just seen your messages. Congrats on your hatch. Mine are doing well. Have one more eggs incubating and due in 6 days. He is a clip of them taken today
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    I killed them all.

    Have PM'd you Susan. Sorry to read this and I feel lucky I managed to get both mine through. Everywhere I read said Mandarins are so difficult to hatch. I am sure mine would have died also if I ignored my gut instinct to open, or maybe they would have hatched on their own, I didn't want to risk...
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    Advice on hatching Mandarin eggs please

    How are they doing Susan? I have taken some photos so just got to work out how to post them
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    Is this a mallard or a mandarin?

    Not Mandarin as they have two stripes behind the eye not all the way through
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    Advice on hatching Mandarin eggs please

    I meant to have taken pics today but defiantly will tomorrow as will have more time. These two are doing great although they run around looking for things to eat but not taking much of the chick crumbs. They have been in the garden with me and chased a few flies around, even had a swim in the...
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    Advice on hatching Mandarin eggs please

    Both doing great, although took longer than I expected for them to be up and walking. 1st one is now feeding. I will take some pics. I followed advice on Muscovy's as they are supposed to be difficult and the guy said the normal thought is to hatch humid but he hatches dry and gets higher...
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    Advice on hatching Mandarin eggs please

    I have one out. Other one im assisting. Think it might have been my humidity. So much conflicting. Some say dry, others say nomarl or spraying daily. Just didn't really know what to do but they are almost here
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    Day 28 Hatch day!!

    One has internally piped
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    Day 28 Hatch day!!

    On day 28 and still no internal pip. Still moving and shaking every now and then but nothing more happening. I Funny as I've waited for this day all month and my ducks still arn't here :-( This waiting is nail biting.
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    Advice on hatching Mandarin eggs please

    I have posted in incubation and duck forum but have bee advised to post here. I have two eggs at day 27 in the incubator. Dip down two days ago and today eggs are wriggling but I don't think they have internally piped yet. Any advice would be great as I really don't want to loose these two...
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    Mandarin duck eggs

    Both eggs are wiggling quite a lot now
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    Mandarin duck eggs

    I will try here as no replies in incubation section. I am at day 27, dip down for two days but I don't think they have internally pipped. Lots of shadows/movement in the bottom of air cell. Getting worried a bit now as would have thought they would be pipping by now
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    Mandarins in lockdown

    Still no internal pip
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