6 days left for muscovy eggs to hutch and emergency incubator. Help

[New duck mommy 2021]

Can i turn them one last time to be "secure" about them deforming? I've turned them twice already. And should i still change their places without turning during lockdown? As you can see in the picture there is no fan so those on edges have lowest heat so i changed their places every turning.

They are already formed so they don’t need to be turned now
My first batch I stopped turning 2 days early as I had lots of shadowing along the air cell.
I also have cool and warm spots in my incubator but when lockdown happened I didn’t worry about that anymore
Turning them if they are in hatch position could cause them to get confused and end up at the wrong end of the egg. Honestly it’s best to leave them be
Turning is really important at the start so they don’t get stuck to a side of the egg while developing but not as important at the end
Check the air cells and place the side facing up that has dropped down ( most air cell showing )
And up the humidity by adding the sponge
Watch for any bruising in the wrong end in case one didn’t get into position

 

[KranK]

They are already formed so they don’t need to be turned now
My first batch I stopped turning 2 days early as I had lots of shadowing along the air cell.
I also have cool and warm spots in my incubator but when lockdown happened I didn’t worry about that anymore
Turning them if they are in hatch position could cause them to get confused and end up at the wrong end of the egg. Honestly it’s best to leave them be
Turning is really important at the start so they don’t get stuck to a side of the egg while developing but not as important at the end
Check the air cells and place the side facing up that has dropped down ( most air cell showing )
And up the humidity by adding the sponge
Watch for any bruising in the wrong end in case one didn’t get into position

"Check the air cells and place the side facing up that has dropped down ( most air cell showing" What do you mean by it? I don't quite understand

 

[KranK]

"Check the air cells and place the side facing up that has dropped down ( most air cell showing" What do you mean by it? I don't quite understand

can i use ball made of cloth instead of sponge? I don't have any on hand

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

can i use ball made of cloth instead of sponge? I don't have any on hand

Yes
I used a cloth to add water with a syringe so we didn’t have to open the bator
One side of the eggs the air cell will dip down farther towards the other end
You want that part facing up as that’s where baby will pip

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

"Check the air cells and place the side facing up that has dropped down ( most air cell showing" What do you mean by it? I don't quite understand

Like in this photo
You can see the air cell is longer on one side
That’s what you want facing up

 

[KranK]

Like in this photo
You can see the air cell is longer on one side
That’s what you want facing up

So that'll be the final turn for some eggs that are placed incorrectly? How big should the cloth ball/sponge be? My emergency incubator's temperature is regulated by closing and opening the lid so sometimes its less or more open to outside.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

So that'll be the final turn for some eggs that are placed incorrectly? How big should the cloth ball/sponge be? My emergency incubator's temperature is regulated by closing and opening the lid so sometimes its less or more open to outside.

Yes some maybe need to be turned to get into position
I have a hygrometer they helps me with humidity
I realize you are doing everything you can to give these babies a chance to hatch and may not have one as this wasn’t expected
I would say one that can fit inside your hand when making a fist
Put in a bowl and add hot water to it that way it doesn’t drop the temp
I made mine wet leaving a little water in the bottom of the bowl not much though
Then would add as needed

 

[KranK]

Yes some maybe need to be turned to get into position
I have a hygrometer they helps me with humidity
I realize you are doing everything you can to give these babies a chance to hatch and may not have one as this wasn’t expected
I would say one that can fit inside your hand when making a fist
Put in a bowl and add hot water to it that way it doesn’t drop the temp
I made mine wet leaving a little water in the bottom of the bowl not much though
Then would add as needed

A pingpong ball - size cloth ball or a bit bigger?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

A pingpong ball - size cloth ball or a bit bigger?

Mine was a bit bigger like a tennis ball size
It’s going to be hard to know without a hygrometer
We just don’t want it to dry or they could get stuck

 

[KranK]

Mine was a bit bigger like a tennis ball size
It’s going to be hard to know without a hygrometer
We just don’t want it to dry or they could get stuck

ok