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  1. K

    Ducks eggs that are slow to develop

    Has anyone ever had duck eggs that look under developed? I’m on day 24 of incubating and I’ve got 6 eggs that look like they should as far as development goes. But I’ve got two eggs that look more like they are a few days behind in incubation and event their air sacs are smaller. Has anyone ever...
  2. C

    Dips in air sac?

    Two of my goose eggs (collected at the same time) have dips in their air sacs? Last time I candled was a few days ago and veins were visible with movement in both eggs. I stopped turning just today and noticed the dips in each air sacs. They should be hatching soon I believe, as they’re solidly...
  3. Laceylatti

    Air Sac Rupture Treatment

    I recently had an issue with a 3 week old chick with a ruptured air sac, and I want to share my experience with treating her. I’ve included 2 pictures of her after the air sacs ruptured. She looked like an inflated balloon, and you could tell she was in pain. I found this YouTube video that...
  4. M

    Displaced Air Sac??

    Hi, I have a duck egg that is on day 28 today but i think the air sac is in the wrong place (see image) The chick is moving about and i think it has pipped into the air sac (see image) but im not sure its in the right position to pip the shell? Should i put a safety hole in and keep a close...
  5. Vantic

    Second time hatcher with a couple questions

    Candled chicken eggs on day 14 and found one of the eggs went from a top air sack to a side sack (didn't get a picture of the side sack, but it is the right size for the date) I have marked the air sack and have the egg vertical in case the drawdown gets the sack to enlarge towards the top...
  6. S

    Help! Problem with my duck eggs and one has already pipped!

    Hi, this is my first time hatching duck eggs ( or any type of egg for that matter). My 9 Rouen duck eggs are on day 25 in the incubator ( Hova-Bator). What should the humidity and temperature be if one of them pipped last night? I can see the crack and a lot of movement and the other 8 are all...
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  7. abbya12

    Double Air Sac? - Coturnix Quail

    Hi everyone! I’m on day 9 of my quail egg incubation journey, and i’ve started to notice that a few of my eggs have this double air sac thing going on. I’ll attach a picture. The egg in the picture originally had a normal air sac, but it has since grown into this. Is this a bad thing? Does it...
  8. S

    Disaster with broody and incubator

    Hey all, this is my first post! I am desperate. Please, please, help me. We got chickens about 18 mos ago, on a whim, bc we are silly. But we really liked it and are trying to learn and do well. We originally had 12. 11 hens, 1 rooster. Last fall we lost our rooster and 4 hens to a predator...
  9. T

    Enlarged air sac

    Okay, so I am on day 22 of a hatch that has had a lot of hiccups (including a couple accidental cool downs) so I was already expecting them to be delayed IF they hatched at all. Right now there are no pips but when I stick a flashlight in the incubator to check them they’re still moving and all...
  10. Bonnierae123

    Day 25 / small air cell.

    Is it too late. I've have 3 Mandarin eggs in a Janoel 12 incubator. I just candled them quickly last night ( day 24) without handling them much. The airpocket appears to small.... Like at candling Day 18 size. Is it too late to increase this air sac? I'm trying to increase ventilation by lifting...
  11. DuckWhisperer06

    Double Air Sac?

    Is this a double air sac? I’m pretty sure it was laid by our Pekin. If I were to incubate this egg, would that cause issues?
  12. P

    Air sac size and lockdown question

    I have 3 gold laced wyandotte bantam eggs in my incubator and this evening in theory they should go into lockdown day 18 but I'm worried the air sacs aren't very big and haven't been increasing in size. My humidity was around 40% until day 10 when I was worried they weren't growing and so...
  13. RunnerDucks1221

    Please help me see if my duck eggs are well developing! Candled day 24

    Hi guys, please please let me know if my Indian runner duck eggs are developing properly in the egg!!! I candled them just now and it’s day 24. I have had the temperature at 99.5F and humidity between 40-45% throughout their incubation period. I’m in Canada so it’s a lot chilly here. I will...
  14. Woodey2

    A few newbie questions- hatching and curved toes

    Hello! One of the chicks born today has curled toes that is how I found your site while googling how to fix it. Also we have one egg that is cracked in the incubator. The chick is still alive I checked today and should be hatching with in the next few days. Will the chick be okay? We also...
  15. C

    Developed chicken egg has air bubbles?

    One of the eggs that my hen is sitting on has mobile air bubbles? The egg is fairly far developed but i'm starting to worry :( As you turn the egg the bubbles follow along with you ... the normal air sac is perfectly where it should be as these air bubbles are actually inside the membrane.. Does...
  16. K

    Help please! We've made a hole in the air sac but the chick hasn't pipped internally yet. Oops!

    Would love some info please - we had nine eggs in the incubator that were shipped over and only one has would up being viable. It is day 21 today and yesterday we were positive the chick had pipped internally, and today still no external pip so I've made a hole in the egg where I was positive...
  17. DuckityLove77

    New to Ducks – Day 24 Help with Decision about Humidity in Lockdown

    Hi! My 11-year-old daughter and I are new and posting together here as we try for the first time to hatch Rouen ducklings! We are using a Genesis Hova-Bator styrofoam incubator with a fan. We have spent hours over the past weeks reading in the learning center, printing articles, reading forums...
  18. N

    Four week old chick swallow on one size need help

    not sure on the breed but my chicks about four weeks old and today i woke up to check on them like i do and I saw that one of them was rather larger than the others. This happened between last night about 8:30 and today around 10 ish. All the other birds are fine I checked them all. Absolutely...
  19. N

    New member who needs help

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chicks and I got them four weeks ago from baystate Pet and Garden Supply. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 babys of all different breeds. (3) What breeds do you have? A silver laced wyandotte A Road...
  20. SCRaveness

    HELP! Day 17 small air sac

    Ok, I’ve kept humidity between generally 35-50%, sometimes dipping to 25% the whole time. It’s day 17 and these air sacs look too small to me. This is my first hatch, so maybe I’m wrong but I’m worried about my peepers! If they are too small, what can I do to save them? Am I too late? Should I...
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