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  1. Pyxis

    Hatching duck eggs

    Oh sure, I probably should have said that, haha. If the air cells are too small, that means humidity is too high and needs to be lowered. If they are too big, it means the humidity is too low and needs to be raised.
  2. Pyxis

    Hatching duck eggs

    I would start around 40% and watch the air cells and see how they progress, and then adjust higher or lower as needed. Here is an air cell chart you can compare them to when candling:
  3. Pyxis

    Hatching duck eggs

    When you say 75% humidity, is that for the first 25 days? If so, that's much too high and I would suspect is the reason you're losing them. Have you tracked air cell growth to make sure it was progressing well, or weighed the eggs to track moisture loss that way? Your temperature is also low if...
  4. Pyxis

    Hatching duck eggs

    :welcome! Can you give us more information about your incubation practices? What temperature do you keep your incubator at, and have you verified that it's at that temperature with a thermometer that you know is accurate? Is the incubator still air or forced air? What humidity percentage have...
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