Ok so I've managed to get hold of a thermometer that also shows humidity and popped it inside the incubator, it seems the bator temperature was showing at around 2°c higher than it actually was inside. That would mean the duck eggs were at 35.5°c and the humidity reading I'm getting is way...
That's a great comfort, thank you so much!
I'm feeling a bit better today and have been chatting to my allotment neighbour about possibly having some of his quail eggs to try and hatch instead but I'll definitely do my research first! I would like to try again with some duck eggs at some point...
Hi, glad to be here 😊
We set the temperature on the bator itself and then used a digital thermometer to double check every now and again.
We didn't use a humidity gauge at all 😔 just kept the little water dish in the center topped up. I know now that this was a mistake. I'll add a photo of the...
Our allotment neighbour has an Aylesbury drake and have said we could borrow him if we wanted to try again, he's a lovely drake 😍 proper chunky with a big curl on his tail! But I can't bear to think about retrying without learning everything I can first
Thank you so much! That's a wonderful idea 💜 I would really love to try again and it may help to have a look at some other potential lines. I'll hold off on doing anything until I'm fully prepared, hopefully with some insight as to what went wrong. And knowing I'm a part of this group now is...
Hi everyone, first time poster here (or any forum for that matter) but I've been a long time lurker! I'm absolutely devastated today and wanted to maybe get some feedback from you knowledgeable people. Even if it's to tell me I was wrong in what I did, hopefully I'll get some closure to allow me...