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    Hatching chicken and duck eggs - declining rate

    Hi all, I hatch duck and chicken eggs for a local farmer when he needs to increase his flock maybe 2 times in spring/summer, have done for the past 5/6 years. In the past, I’ve usually put 6 eggs in a small incubator and got at least 5 if not all of them out successfully. However, this year...
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    • bad hatch rate chicken chicks ducklings ducks hatch rates hatching hatching rates incubabtion incubator advice
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Twin Ducks - 2 ducklings in one egg

    Hi guys, 5th time hatching duck eggs, but first time we’ve ever had two in one egg so a bit unsure how to proceed. Currently on day 20 and a good bit of movement when I candle. I’ll attach some pictures below, but does anyone have any advice on what to do if they make it to day 28? Most of my...
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    Duck egg lockdown concern

    Hi all, Planning to put a batch in to ideally hatch second week of July ish . However, I will be away for the tuesday-thursday (4-6) the week before so just wondering what I should do for the lockdown stage? I usually lock it down on day 23-24 as in the last 2-3 years, the first ducklings tend...
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    Duckling Eggs incubating- fertile or not?

    Hi! This is my 5th year of incubating duckling eggs but the earliest I’ve done it (usually do it in April/May, but had to do it early this year because I’m travelling). I’m worried that the eggs I have are not fertile as when I candle them I don’t see development. I’m on day 5/6 today (they were...
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    Duckling egg externally pipped 2 days ago and no more progress

    Hi, I have 2 ducklings eggs that have made pretty big external pip holes about 2 days ago and since then they’ve not made much progress. they’re peeping like crazy and moving but the beaks are outside the shell. They’re very loud but sound as if they are in distress. The other eggs have pipped...
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    External pipping both sides- help!

    Hi all, I’ve just joined these forums but I have 5 duckling eggs (mix of Aylesbury and Mallard) and they’re on day 28 today. Yesterday, all 5 had made a small external pip but 4 have pipped on wrong end. Didn’t concern me too much as all had made a relatively big enough hole in the membrane and...
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    • ducks hatching malposition pip
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    • Forum: Ducks
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