BYC's 2026 Valentine's Day Hatch-Along

[gullinkambe]

It's day 33 for the first 8 duck eggs. 5 has internally pipped and been put in the hatcher.

One died some days ago. One has dipped and will pip later today, I'm guessing. The last one I think I put in a day after the others, it's not dipped yet.

I'm quite rusty with duck hatching, it's been a while since I was good at it, and my last hatch a few years ago didn't go well at all. So I'm approaching this one with apprehension. This year's "duck finale" will be a batch of expensive shipped eggs come springtime. Glad I get a few tries before that, to rediscover the skill.

 

[redinator]

It's day 33 for the first 8 duck eggs. 5 has internally pipped and been put in the hatcher.

One died some days ago. One has dipped and will pip later today, I'm guessing. The last one I think I put in a day after the others, it's not dipped yet.

I'm quite rusty with duck hatching, it's been a while since I was good at it, and my last hatch a few years ago didn't go well at all. So I'm approaching this one with apprehension. This year's "duck finale" will be a batch of expensive shipped eggs come springtime. Glad I get a few tries before that, to rediscover the skill.

So duck math is a thing too?

My son saw me setting aside some of our eggs to put in the incubator . .

He said "I thought the ones you put in last week were the last ones?"

I said, "Those were the last ones I was ordering, not hatching. I have to test hatch a few of ours so I know if I'm ready to start selling hatching eggs or chicks"

I haven't told him about the replacement eggs that I hope to get

 

[Slothinc]

Last night I put my first 11 eggs in lockdown. I was very surprised to already hear peeping from one egg which means it had already pipped internally. I hope they all do okay, especially the one that had internally pipped, because they didn’t have the higher humidity until I put them in lockdown and it looks like they may hatch a day or two early.

 

[Slothinc]

Oh and an egg has just externally pipped!! I am not sure if it is the one that was peeping last night, but hopefully so. So exciting, hopefully I’ll have a few chicks hatching tomorrow!