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What kind of fowl is Rudy?

Awesome!

None of the parents were crested I think. (the eggs are from a friend of a friend) I didn't know that could be a problem, thank you.

I should add that I have only seen pictures of crested ducks so it's a pretty interesting experience to actually have some. But, there is another bummer to this situation, I sexed them and to my dismay I found that they are both males and I would only keep them if they were females.

18 ducklings out of 5 dozen eggs hatched, 4 pipped and then died. It's not very many but at least it's some. One pro is that I somehow ended up with two crested ducklings which I thought was hilarious. Is it possible to get crested ducklings from Rouens, Pekins, and Saxonies?

Lockdown was last night for my ducks and today I have 5 pips.

Yes Also, you can candle as many times as you want, just make sure it is after the 7th day and before lockdown. Going by the 7, 14, and 21 schedule just keeps you on top of removing dead eggs likley to explode in the incubator. Hope this helps, and good luck on your hatch!

Here are the new chicks! Sorry that some aren't the best quality pictures but I've determined that chicks don't like to have their pictures taken. I just blame it on the camera. :) Here's one of the bearded ones. I have never had a bearded chick before so this is pretty neat...

For ducks you usually candle on the 7th, 14th, and the 21st.

Now is the best time.

So far +20 out of 30 chicken eggs have hatched! Will try to post pics later.

Glad to hear that someone has had success with using soap. I only wash my duck eggs and even then only with warm water because I've been scared to use soap.

Crazy. I hope they make it. Is your power back on yet? If not I would not open the incubator as it will lose heat. And I would wrap it with blankets to help insulate it.