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Thanks for the suggestion NotAFarm... I float tested the eggs but decided they were all no good I did an eggtopsy on them all.... a rather quick, very non-scientific eggtopsy! with the eggs sealed tightly inside sandwich bags. Out of the 4 eggs I had left in the bator... 1. I had decided it...

As suspected.... I believe I have had an unsuccessful first attempt at incubating! I am at day 31 of what should have been a 28 day hatch (power outage for over 24 hrs late hatch). I returned home last night from 2 days away for work to no news. Candled today and I can see one definite bad...

I really want to just rip the buggers out now and candle them to see if I'm wasting my time staring blankly at dead eggs. But I 'won't open the bator.... I won't open the bator'.........

No news on my duck eggs... Tomorrow is meant to be hatch date. I could expect that to be even later because of my power out.... but you know, I'm not expecting anything to hatch. I've been in lockdown for two whole days now and I haven't seen a wiggle or a movement or anything from these eggs...

1st day of lockdown is over.... and nothing to report I have not seen any movement or anything. I have a bad feeling... The base of my incubator is all damp. I think a bit too much water got sucked up my face washer and made the floor wet. My humidity is at about 85% so I don't expect it to...

Lockdown!

I lockdown in about 3 hours. I keep staring into the bator just wishing and willing something... anything to happen! I want to see something that bad that even if an egg did move.... I'd be sure I imagined it! If I only get just one duckling... I'll be the proudest ducky mum around! Sheesh...

RareBreedFancier - I was 100% sure that the eggs I removed were no good. I was more worried about eggs bursting or doing something odd. I took an egg out the other day & cracked it open... It was full of bacterial stuff and no embryo. I should have photographed it. It was creamy yellowish with...

well I couldn't resist and I candled... AND I think I still have 3 eggs that are MOVING! After having no power for so long.. I'm amazed! Makes me just that little bit more excited about lockdown tomorrow. I removed all eggs from the bator that I'm not sure about except for one. So that leaves...

kathyinmo - your babies are all just adorable! I love your comment '67 or so chicks'. How sweet I go into lockdown tomorrow (same day as you Dingo) but after losing power for so long, I don't have much hope. I'm still diligently turning but I haven't candled. I figure candling will be a waste...

So I got home today.... and power was on. I found out from the power company that it was off from 1:30pm Thursday to 6:30pm Friday (approx). When I checked my incubator at about 6:45pm it was sitting pretty. Perfect temp & perfect humidity. It was a warm day today... and with the bator not...

I have some horrible news. The power went out at my house yesterday at about 1:30pm. It will not be turned back on until later this afternoon... which means my incubator has been without heat & a fan for more than 24 hours. My poor little duck babies will all be dead such a sad way for my...

Just loving all the pics of your new babies! Sorry to hear about your temp stresses HereInOz! I wish I could give you some advice.... but I'm new to all this hatching stuff so I am probably useless!

Sad news about your chick #1 but chin up Mahonri! Survival of the fittest. You did as much as you could. You cant blame yourself! At least you have some babies and some pips to keep a close eye on I'm sure you have more pips to come. I'm off to bed. Work in the morning. I know I keep saying...

YAY RareBreedFancier! What wonderful news. Glad you rescued the little one. Now where are the pics!

How exciting Mahonri! Let's hope that egg with Fred's baby it in hatches soon! I wish I'd set chicken eggs now Seeing all of you so excited with your hatch makes me wish mine would just hurry up! And the more excited I get for you guys... the more nervous I am about my hatch. I really only...

Oh how exciting ApronStrings! Please post up some pics of your hatch

coops gone crazy! Welcome to the thread as well. How exciting that you have seen movement! I'm not due to lockdown until Sunday.. I have duck eggs set. How funny that you are candling using an iphone app! I have a good LED torch that has worked so far for me. Keep posting pictures! I'm...

I'm glad I helped some ppl to post pics! My good deed for the day and HOW exciting that some of you are going into lockdown! We will have pictures of new babies up before we know it!!!!!! I don't go into lockdown until after groundhog day with my duck eggs... so I'll be waiting for all of your...

hey kellyn - not sure if this will help you but this is how to post pics! First you click on the button that I have circled in red.... this will bring up the box where you can browse for pics on your hard drive.... (choose file circled in blue)