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    How to hatch eggs that haven't lost enough moisture?

    I have a batch of eggs at day 18 that have only lost 8.5% of their starting weight. (ran with 50% humidity for the first 10 days, then starting weighing them and have been trying to keep humidity as low as possible). How should I go about lockdown? I really don't want them to drown. My plan...
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    How much of a delay is normal from the first bird to hatch to the last bird?

    I had several ducklings that were pipping as I put them into lockdown. 4/10 hatched on days 26-27. Now it's day 28 and I'm worried the others are goners. Is it normal for the hatch to be spread over several days? How long should I wait? Is there a way to tell if the remaining eggs are still...
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    Duck Eggs - To Spray Or Not To Spray?

    I read somewhere that cooling and spraying ducks are both old fashioned and no longer considered best practices. Is that true?
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    Duck egg color genetics

    I have a small flock of anconas that all lay off-white eggs. If I hatch out more from this group what are the odds that I will get some that lay green/blue eggs? I've read that the colored eggs are dominant to the cream eggs. Does that mean that I won't get any colored eggs from a non-colored...
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