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I'm on day 9 for hatching 6 Aylesbury duck eggs, The chap got them off rekons on 40% humidity , I had around 30% relative humidity in my home made bator And I just added some water and it shot just past 50.% I'm thinking of taking it out now ! Dry or not I guess for the last three days I...

Hi all , I'm in the uk , I'm just starting to incubate ayelsbury duck eggs , it's my first time with duck eggs & I need a little advice , I've got my temp @ 37.5 , what's the optimum humidity to aim for , & do I turn for 25 days them leave one for the last three like hens ? I'm going to be...

ah well done to all yo fellow hatchers, my up date, three hatched fine in brooder now , one died trying overnight, and at this moment ive two more pipping well. still gotnothing from my golde partidge pekins , but im really pleased with my home made bator. 40% humidity to day 18 then 70% at...

ah thanks for that, ive had two diffedrent attempts at pips now, just very small cracks and small bits of shell off, no actual pierced holes as yet or any rocking, on seperate eggs. whilst im confident the temps are a massive improvement on my last attempt, this new thermostat actual reduces...

ah thanks for that, i was p at 5,30 this morning had to top the water up to keep 70% humidity & i never seen it then , its rather small, slightly underneath and half way down, so a bit out of the norm i suppose, ive now got two trying to pip, by that i mean theres small pieces off shell broke...

hi, ive one thats pipped a tiny hole, but i havnt seen any movement! whats going on?

Got 1 pip , I was just topping the water up , I had to shine a torch in as it's quite steamy And a small piece of shell is off and a little hole , trouble is it's rather underneath and about half way down Not upper most , hope it is ok , havnt seen it move yet ?

Quote: Hi I've a pip, it's not moved yet but its a start do they rest for Long before more effort ?

Hi all it's the morning of day 21 , yesterday I took out a slightly weeping egg , wasn't a bad smell in the bator it's just I noticed a stain on the egg and the towel , I've another 16 mixed eggs due tonight , but I think my temps been .5 low all hatch!! Now I'm worried they won't hatch , had...

Quote: I've just seen an egg weeping gunge out , certainly hadn't pipped So I removed it , In case it exploded , it looks like a dead in shell , I hope I haven't killed it but there was no movement and it smelt funny Could it affect the other eggs ?

Be just removed a leaking egg , it smelt bad , been smelling it for a while , could it ruin the remaining eggs ?

Quote: Yes I'm same as you , I have 65/70% now up from 45/50% but I'm sure I've been .5 degree low all sett although I've nothing yet I'm sure 1 egg has moved a kittle over night

Hi all I'm also on lock down day 20 tomoro Ive not had any movement yet , I've got 17 mixed Eggs , some nice blue legbars , barnvelders , and gold Peking partridge bantams in my home Made fridgebator , so pleased to work out that by adding a large cooking tray In and regulary topped up with...

Hi all thanks for that , I guess I could be a day Early for any movement , I didn't candle But the difference thus time round I got a steady Thermostat that keeps bang on temps albeit I didn't rig it up Till day two , prior to that I had it a degree or two Too low so I'm hopefull they will...

Hi all I'm on day 19 , just lockdown, I've 17 Mixed eggs in my incy , I've had a really Steady 37. 5 this time round and I'm really hopefully , but I've yet to see any movement or rocking ! Is this normal by day 19?