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I used to leave chicks/ducklings in the incubator to dry but after this hatch I've just done I don't think I will. I checked on my duckling eggs the other day and one that had hatched had led on the pip and suffocated the other duckling. It was awful!! So he/she is the only one that hatched...

I'm just going to leave it im hoping it won't survive. I know they don't really open their eyes during hatching but I'm pretty certain there's no eyes

Um guys.. this duckling has no eyes and a underbite :eek: it's the strangest looking thing I've ever seen it!!! I managed to get its head out it was tucked way under there but I'm in complete shock right now.

Ok I just need to find my tweezers as they've disappeared! It only bled a drop and if I shine my light in I can see if there's any veins

Still can't find it I've seen its foot it's kind of near the hole I made. This is really difficult :he

Yeah i think my incubator is rubbish as I've had a lot of ducklings hatch gooey! Ok I'll try that now

I took the shell away from the bruised part and applied coconut oil but it's still hard to see it

It's day 28 tomorrow. Ok well I've done and lucky it's still alive!! But, I can't see the bill anywhere? Only a drop of blood when I done it. When I peeled the shell off there was no movement from what I could see so when I made a tiny aircell the duckling started moving about like crazy in...

Thankyou so much I'll do it now and let you know what happens!!

I've just noticed this on one of my eggs? Never seen it before anyone know what it is?

Well I just checked on the eggs making sure temp etc is ok in this heat and I have a pip!!! :eek: It's only day 26!! I've never had a early pipper I don't know what to do with myself :celebrate I'm thinking it could of been the heat a couple weeks back maybe?

:lau I would of preferred that to turning individual eggs 4 times a day!! I got sick of it so bought a different inc with a turner so I can have a life lol

That's much better than what I did!! Brilliant idea

I had this incubator as my very first incubator. I put a x on one side and o on the other and tilted them all the same way as it's a small inc. Yeah they get out fine stood up some people prefer that method and leave their turners in turned off during lockdown. I have a separate hatcher as I...

Well, out of 12 runner eggs 11 have made it to lockdown! If all goes well and all hatch this will be my best hatch yet! Fingers crossed :fl

It also helps if you have a bad egg getting it in time. I used to candle everyday I love seeing the development!! Now I only do it once a week to check for clears and dead ones. Oh and if nothing happens in lockdown I check for internal pips!

You roll them. It's easier to have a X on one side and a O on the other so you don't get confused. I had to buy a Turner as I kept forgetting to turn them lol

I've also been hatching shipped eggs and for a couple of months I didn't have one hatch. After fiddling around with the humidity and the aircells I decided to try the forget about them method. I basically put them in and forget about them until just before lockdown I will candle and remove the...

This is why this is my favourite thread :) helped me save many chicks/ducklings

My big boy Marley has tantrums just like a teenager when he doesn't get what he wants :lau