Well I was also taking it out of incubator at least once everyday since day 34 for just a few minutes to candle because I hadn’t heard any peeping yet, could that have been the cause?
They are on day 22, however they are smaller than the Muscovy egg, so I don’t know whether they are regular ducks or Muscovy and whether I should incubate them to 28 days or 35
Yeah I think unfortunately the poor baby has passed, still no movement today :( I think it might’ve been shrink wrapped because I didn’t have it humid enough. This was my first ever time so it’s definitely a good learning experience, I have 2 other eggs I’ve been incubating though
Looking at the picture again I’ve realized I tore a hole in the wrong place, so I went back and tore it where I believe the nostril to actually be (circled red), this time I was able to recognize the whole duck head (I’ve outlined the bill and eye in blue) please let me know if this is correct!
Alright so what do I do now? I’ve opened up the hole a lot more in the process and I’ve set it back into the incubator, should I patch up the hole? Should I wrap a wet paper towel around it? should I raise the humidity? It’s currently at ~70% right now
I didn’t see this yet, I hope I didn’t mess up. I decided to pull and tear the membrane open with tweezers and I moistened the membrane with coconut oil beforehand, then I made I made the tear in the red circle where I thought the nostril was because i can see the end of the beak curving down...
I see lots of veins so I would like to believe it’s still alive but I’m not sure I want to disturb the membrane at all until I know I should, for the meantime I’ve put it immediately back into the incubator so it didn’t get cold or dry enough
@KathiQuacks @Miss Lydia I’ve decided to open the egg today to check after still seeing no movement, I’ve just opened it, here is a photo and video, what does this mean and what do I do now?
Yesterday, on day 35 when I candled the egg I saw movement in the dip of the air sac, but now the next day, today, after candling it again I see it still has yet to internally pip and I have not seen anymore movement in the dip of the air sac, what could this possibly mean? What are my possible...
I incubated the egg on its side on an automatic turner, that rotates the egg a little every 90 minutes, at 100°F, 60-70% Humidity, and the egg does stay warm, also it doesn’t have a smell to it
It is the next day now and I checked again, still no internal pip and I’ve stopped seeing movement in the dip, is that a bad sign or does the duckling get tired and takes breaks?