Air cell detachment

[Knighstar679]

so I have a set of duck eggs (Welsh harliquin). They are shipped eggs I have been incubating. I let them sit non rotated for 4 days once in the bator to make sure their air cells attached. When I candled on day five they were fairly stable. Maybe a air of wobble on one but the others were solid. Today I did a candle and watched as the air cell which had been completely attached two days ago detach and roll with the turning of the egg. I haven’t read anything about this before. It didn’t get any sudden jarring or anything like that. There was movement still in the egg afterwards so it is still alive.

Suggestions for what o should do to this little egg? Or is it likely going to be a goner on me? Anyone else experienced this before?

 

[sumi]

I incubated eggs with detached air cells recently and the best you can do is incubate them upright. Once you get to lockdown, or roughly 2-3 days before they are due to hatch, you can lay them flat again. I put mine in cut out egg cartons at a roughly 90 degree angle and instead of turning them, I tilted them back and forth and now and then turned them a little as I tilted them. Watch the air cell development and keep the humidity high-ish, 50% or thereabouts. Mine developed into HUGE saddle shaped air cells and we had great difficulty when hatch day came. I managed to get 5 live chicks out of the 11 that went into lockdown.

Best of luck!

 

[Knighstar679]

I incubated eggs with detached air cells recently and the best you can do is incubate them upright. Once you get to lockdown, or roughly 2-3 days before they are due to hatch, you can lay them flat again. I put mine in cut out egg cartons at a roughly 90 degree angle and instead of turning them, I tilted them back and forth and now and then turned them a little as I tilted them. Watch the air cell development and keep the humidity high-ish, 50% or thereabouts. Mine developed into HUGE saddle shaped air cells and we had great difficulty when hatch day came. I managed to get 5 live chicks out of the 11 that went into lockdown.

Best of luck!

Thing that got me was this one had an attached air cell. For whatever reason yesterday it detached. I have never had that happen before. I just can’t figure out what caused it.

I have always incubated with my eggs in an up turner, because all my eggs have been shipped. It had always been the best recommendation I had found. Granted I ended up with a fair number of malpositioned ducklings too. (Foot over head)

 

[Knighstar679]

I candled this little egg. It red ringed on me today sometime.