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    EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

    they were shipped eggs from metzer farm. we started with 4 welsh harlequins, 2 buff, 2 black swedish, 2 blue swedish, 1 white layer, 3 cayuga. 1 cayuga didnt develop, 1 black swedish shell was broken on accident and beyond repair, and the others were doing fine. we had an automatic egg turner...
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    Questions about imprinting

    We ordered 15 duck eggs last month and incubated them and theyre on day 30 right now...im losing hope. I dont think they will hatch So i was wondering about if i order already hatched ducklings from metzer farm, how old will they be? Will they still imprint on me? I want friendly ducks that...
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    EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

    I hope its ok that i ask questions here. Yesterday was day 28 of my duck eggs and nothing happened. Humidity right now is between 70-75% and temp is usually around 100 because theyre on lockdown. Some of the eggs formed light gray splotches on them and im not sure what that means. I read it...
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    ducklings hatching tomorrow

    will i be able to hear the peeping from outside the incubator? or will it be very quiet?
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    ducklings hatching tomorrow

    tomorrow is the hatch day for my duck eggs. i know it can take them awhile to hatch, but this is my first time and im really nervous. i want to know what i should be expecting, looking for, and doing. any tips are appreciated! and i might post pictures if all goes well.
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    Weird air cell?

    sadly i cant get more pictures since i just put them in lockdown and im too nervous to take them out to candle again. i candled them before i put them in and they all looked pretty normal. some of the air cells were small though, and they were perfect circles on the top instead of sideways ovals...
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    Weird air cell?

    Day 25 on duck eggs and we just candled them for lockdown and noticed a few have weird spots in the air cells. Some look like light gray targets and others are just small blobs. Is this bad or just something weird?
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    Question about lockdown

    Were incubating duck eggs and have to lock them down today. But im really confused. I read stuff that said during lockdown, you raise the humidity to 70-75% but on a thread i saw the person say they had the humidity at 40% and someone told them to lower it to 25%. But isnt that bad? Also, what...
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    is this egg dead?

    Aw that sucks, it was one of my favorite breed ones :( poor baby. Thank you for letting me know though.
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    is this egg dead?

    i candled my duck eggs last night and this one is smaller than the rest and it didnt seem to be moving. were on day 16 as of today and i was wondering if this egg was dead or just developing slower? all the babies seemed to be different sizes (theyre assorted breeds, this one is a cayuga) but...
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    Ducks + water

    For water, i saw a way that seemed to work well. You take a plastic water/milk jug and rinse it out well, then you cut a hole in the side big enough for them to stick their head in but small enough so they cant fit their body in. You could also cut in a horizontal rectangle instead so more of...
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    first time hatching ducks

    Ohh ok, i understand! Hmm i had one more question but i cant remember... Oh yeah! When they start to hatch, how long does it take usually? Is there any point at which i should step in and help?
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    first time hatching ducks

    Thank you for the advice and answers! So during lockdown i dont turn them at all? Am i allowed to open it to add wet sponges if the humidity goes down, or should it be good on its own for that long? Also, i just now realized this should probably be in the hatching eggs topic, my bad :[
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    first time hatching ducks

    my sister and i decided to hatch some baby ducks. we have watched so many videos and read so many articles, but im so anxious about everything. i know theres a chance of some not making it and im trying to prepare myself, but i have so many questions still. the eggs will be here in the mail this...
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