Sorry everyone, I'm just getting chance to log in. My hubby has been ill (he's doing better now) so other matters were first priority. I pipped egg on day 19, they both were alive, removed a little more shell on day 21 (were I could see what was going on) and a little more on day 22. both...
It's day 13, they both are still moving around.
I measured the egg this morning. It is 4.5 inches from tip to tip and 6 1/4 inches round. (poor hen )
I read through speckledhen"s post, now I'm even more scared neither of them will make it.
Still trying to be hopeful
I'm not letting my ducks set eggs (yet) but every morning when I go to collect eggs Daffy (my Muscovy drake) is always setting on the nest. I have to lift him off to get eggs.
I have a hen that always lays a double yoker, every other day. It's huge, 'bout 1.5 x the size of my runner duck eggs.
Thought I'd put one in bator just to see what happens. Well day 10 and they both are growing and moving around. hatch date Oct 2.
Fingers crossed they both make it. I'm...
bator 1: 128 quail eggs
bator 2: 14 eggs from my girls : 4 EE's and 10 cuckoo X BO Roo.
3 more weeks I'll be adding eggs from my Blue, Black and Splash Orps..