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[ronott1]

That is interesting that the malpositioning could be genetic. One more reason not to assist at hatch. Oh that sounds cruel. I'm known to get a shrink-wrapped chick unstuck and let them finish but I try not to mess with them otherwise. I figure the shrink-wrapping is usually my fault for opening the incubator anyways. I'm doing much better with this wooden incubator. The trick is to not open the door until the hatch is totally complete.

I still help but I do not use them for breeding.

Actually, I resist helping and only step in very rarely. It really does work out better that way. I waited too long with one this year but I really do not stress over it. If it did not hatch, then something was wrong with it.

 

[Aronia]

Cool.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I've seen lots of malpositioning in ducks *and* peafowl this year, including *shipped* eggs, so I think my problems are related to incubation and are not genetic. Not saying that genetics don't play a role, just saying that one should be sure of the cause or they could lose otherwise healthy chicks from not assisting.

-Kathy

 

[Aronia]

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[ronott1]

I've seen lots of malpositioning in ducks *and* peafowl this year, including *shipped* eggs, so I think my problems are related to incubation and are not genetic. Not saying that genetics don't play a role, just saying that one should be sure of the cause or they could lose otherwise healthy chicks from not assisting.

-Kathy

Shipping and incubation are causes and I help with those more. Ducks can be tough so I would use the 2 hour cooling starting on day 8 to lockdown(day 22 or so?) and mist them during the cooling.

For hatching from the wrong end, one line of Dels was bad for it. I know it was genetic because the other breeds hatched along with them did not have that problem.

 

[ronott1]

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[casportpony]

 
I've seen lots of malpositioning in ducks *and* peafowl this year, including *shipped* eggs, so I think my problems are related to incubation and are not genetic. Not saying that genetics don't play a role, just saying that one should be sure of the cause or they could lose otherwise healthy chicks from not assisting.

-Kathy

Shipping and incubation are causes and I help with those more. Ducks can be tough so I would use the 2 hour cooling starting on day 8 to lockdown(day 22 or so?) and mist them during the cooling.

For hatching from the wrong end, one line of Dels was bad for it. I know it was genetic because the other breeds hatched along with them did not have that problem.

Got two right now under a hen that look sort of like they've pipped internally. Will check in a few hours to see how they are progressing. Had a wrong ender yesterday that died before it could absorb it's yolk. Sigh...

-Kathy

 

[caychris]

Whew ! That was a close one. For a minute there I thought I was losing it. Thanks for the clarification.
What kind of birdies do you support?
Are The Keeper and Lisa one and the same chick?
Neal, the Zooman

Yes I believe they are? I met her at Karens party over the summer.

You are in Lodi or right near it right?

 

[chiqita]

Hello Spring Peeper,
This is a riot if I was the source for the ear lobe assertion.  I really don't remember initiating the comment although I could have well passed along something along those lines by way of a reference that I found and did not read closely for all the fine details.  I still don't know the answer to the relationship of the red ear lobes to success.  I'm glad we are not taking each other too seriously as this is truly a fun forum.  LOL all over the place on me!  I'll go back and carefully read the citation you so rightly provided.  I apologize for any oops  I may have made.  Wait until you get old; you might do something like that too!  Getting along in age can be fun, at times…
Neal, the Zooman 

This is something I would do. Look at the artical say that's cool and post.

Then say ***?
Haha

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Well, Frieda (formally Nameless) is officially no longer broody--she laid an egg this morning.