I gave #1 to broody, it was such a handful, I thought she would be a better babysitter. she was trying to get it to go under her but it kept climbing on her back.
Sweet duckling.. it does look like a dragon! I am happy it worked out! I do hear a lot of people help Call ducklings hatch... it's great that yours mostly did it themselves.
I am still waiting on ducklings 2 & 3, wondering how long 1 can stay on the bator without smashing everything. I may...
How are the eggs doing?
I had one early duckling hatch and waiting on two more, another one has internally pipped finally. I gonna give them to my broody duck. She is old so I don't want her to sit on eggs a full month.
It's hard when such hope dissolves into disappointment. That is the reality of shipped eggs I think and why I try to restrain myself these days. I have had people have great hatches with my eggs though, even across country. I think the incubator makes a big difference.
I am glad you got a...
Good luck! Crazy air cells are so deceptive, they always make me think the egg has lost too much moisure when they really haven't. It sounds like you are doing everything! Sending happy hatch vibes your way!
I think it's brilliant! I have made several incubators, from styrofoam to cabinet and a couple oddities inbetween. I never thought of a dehydrator. Mine is kind of noisy, but I have heard of people using a hair dryer for heat in a cabinet. Humidity at 20 to 30% is pretty perfect. Surely you...