Soooo happy, I finally did it. Helped 3 out of their eggs towards the end. 1 wasn't strong enough but the other 2 made it. Got 9 total out of 13 eggs. So excited.
Ok, update. I found an old post that had some info. Get humidity up while lockdown. I never got it really high before. Usually around 65. Now I got it to around 75-80. Also, add a tablespoon of bleach to the humidity water pan. That helps kill any bacteria floating around the incubator. I guess...
My Mandarin duck pair had eggs in the box with the hen sitting on them. About a week and a half into her sitting, she decided to stop sitting on them. I waited all day to see if she would go back to them. I took the eggs and put them into my sportsman incubator. There was development in all 13...