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    HELP! Duck eggs pipping early!

    I wanted to update you all... I have 7 healthy duckos from the 10 eggs :) :) Two died before they internally pipped, and one was weakly internally pipping for several days, so I intervened. Sadly that one died this morning. She perked up for 12 hours after I created a small breathing hole and...
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    HELP! Duck eggs pipping early!

    Update!! Our first little pipper is out :) Hatched Thursday morning, and a full three days early... Started zipping late last night and after three hours of struggling to stay awake, I tweezered a little hole to make sure little ducky was OK. After seeing yawning and chewing I left her...
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    HELP! Duck eggs pipping early!

    Thanks everyone! OK, so over night, two more externally pipped. I'm at work today, so gone for 7 hours or so - I've cut a liner from cardboard and put that it just in case one hatches while I'm not here, making sure that it's fully inside so that the lid can close. I put the eggs very close to...
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    HELP! Duck eggs pipping early!

    Thanks for your reply :) So this is day 4 (to go) on the incubator, but day 5 in my count (as I've read on here that you start the count 24 hours after they are put in the incy, but my incubator didn't do that - it's hella confusing!) I'm aware how long ducks take, which is why I was sooo...
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    HELP! Duck eggs pipping early!

    Hello, I've got 10 duck eggs incubating in a Brinsea Maxi Advance II - they were due to go into lockdown on Thursday, with hatching day on Sunday. I've come home after 2 days away, and 6 have internally pipped/are pipping, with one who has already externally pipped (it's Tuesday). 3 look fully...
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    Humidity Control in Brinsea Maxi II Advance - Duck Eggs

    Hey there, I am borrowing the Brinsea Maxi II Advance to hatch 14 duck eggs. All is going OK so far (day 4 - with good development in 10 eggs), however I'm pretty upset by the lack of humidity reading on the machine. This seems like a basic requirement to me?? Anyway, grumpiness about this...
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    Turning duck eggs?

    Thank you for replying! :)
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    Turning duck eggs?

    Hi there, I'm hatching some duck eggs in a Brinsea Maxi II Advanced and I'm wondering how to set the turning timer? The info online says 4 times a day if by hand - but with an auto turner, I think I can only set it at a minimum to every 2 hours, which is 12 times a day and obviously radically...
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    Eggbound / Egg Peritonitis in Pekin Duck

    Hi there, I have a Pekin Cross who has been very unwell since this morning. After reading a lot and through my own experience, I suspected that she had egg peritonitis / possibly egg bound. After following the advice of the vet and having her on a heat mat inside, she was thoroughly miserable...
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    She pulled through :) She has a bit of splayed leg, but is otherwise healthy and cheeky! I have put her on nutritional yeast and a vitamin supplement which will hopefully support her legs. Thanks everyone - 2 outta 3 is OK :)
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Thank you. I wanted to update you all as I often read through incubation posts for education and never find out the ending! The last little one is still alive, peeping and yawning. I made a much larger hole in the air sac this morning after no external pip over night - looks like there are...
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Sadly the second duck died half way through the zip - I think there was some liquid pooled at the bottom of the egg and it drowned.... I was too late to help and I feel awful :( It was fully formed and had absorbed the yolk - I'm sure it would have been fine if I had assisted with the zip in...
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Little ducky has just started to zip!!
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    I understand, I am very cautious and only make the smallest holes. It is so hard to wait though! The one that just hatched was really strong but I also ended up helping him out because I felt my humidity was off and he was really struggling to get through the membrane. After I made a hole...
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Thanks :) I wouldn't say I am experienced, but have helped a few out now and I only ever do a very small intervention, and only when gut feel tells me it will help :)
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    All looking the same here.... The first one is much less active but is moving a little and peeping. It pipped sometime yesterday - between 24 and 12 hours ago - while I was at work. If no change within the next 8 hours, I will lend a small hand.
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Thanks everyone! I left everyone in the incy. The first one has externally pipped and was very active earlier but seems to be resting now. The second one is internally pipping, but seems much weaker. I did pop out the third egg to candle quickly and it is very fluid in there and now looks to...
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    Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

    Hi there, I am having some incubation issues and questions. I've had ducks for years, but this is the first time I've tried incubating. Long story short, I ended up with 4 eggs in the 'bator, all due at different times. One seemed healthy and big from day one and has hatched and is currently...
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    Help! Duckling can’t walk!

    They take a few hours to be able to balance on their feet at all... So depends on how long ago it hatched? Are there others? Are they walking? Is it attempting to walk at all?
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    Duck Egg Lockdown help

    OK thanks. I just also had a thought - I might try drilling some holes in the plastic dome to keep the humidity down - then I can tape over them to control temp and humidity a bit easier. I'll give that a go tomorrow and hopefully won't break it!!
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