Doodlemom121
In the Brooder
- Mar 5, 2024
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Hey all- new here. I've been reading all the threads on hatching call ducks, but I guess I just need some reassurance from experienced hatchers.
I know ducks take FOREVER to hatch- and know patience is key. I have hatched calls before from my own eggs- once 2 years ago and we got 7/10 to lockdown and all 7 hatched- but for the life of me I cannot remember if we assisted or not. A few weeks ago, we hatched out 1 of 2 incubated eggs- it hatched unassisted but is a solo duckling.
I currently have 9 call duck eggs on lockdown- these were shipped eggs, started with 18... so 9 at lockdown seems successful for shipped eggs. We locked down on Monday (day 25) as we thought we saw one had internally pipped when we candled (just shined a flashlight through the side of the incubator). Yesterday (day 26) we added a safety hole to that egg. Today is day 27 and still no progress on the one with a safety hole. We think one other has internally pipped and all the eggs are wiggling occasionally.
I have a kebonnixs 12 egg incubator. Temp stays a steady 99.5 in this and the humidity we had 50-55% days 1-25 then upped to 65-70% during lockdown.
I am mildly panicking cause my day counter on the incubator still shows 3 days left- I had set it to 28 but somehow, it's a day behind my manual calculation? The eggs were placed in the incubator Friday February 9 so maybe it's because I counted that day as day 1 but the incubator didn't start counting back until February 10? I am thinking the ones that will hatch should all be out by Friday / Saturday at the latest- is that accurate? Is it OK to open the incubator to check for internal pip / make safety holes? I don't want to shrink wrap anyone or rush anything, but I also would love to get as many of these guys to hatch as possible (especially since I paid for the eggs
) so am fully prepared to assist when necessary / appropriate.
PLEASE GIVE ME ALL THE ADVICE!!
I know ducks take FOREVER to hatch- and know patience is key. I have hatched calls before from my own eggs- once 2 years ago and we got 7/10 to lockdown and all 7 hatched- but for the life of me I cannot remember if we assisted or not. A few weeks ago, we hatched out 1 of 2 incubated eggs- it hatched unassisted but is a solo duckling.
I currently have 9 call duck eggs on lockdown- these were shipped eggs, started with 18... so 9 at lockdown seems successful for shipped eggs. We locked down on Monday (day 25) as we thought we saw one had internally pipped when we candled (just shined a flashlight through the side of the incubator). Yesterday (day 26) we added a safety hole to that egg. Today is day 27 and still no progress on the one with a safety hole. We think one other has internally pipped and all the eggs are wiggling occasionally.
I have a kebonnixs 12 egg incubator. Temp stays a steady 99.5 in this and the humidity we had 50-55% days 1-25 then upped to 65-70% during lockdown.
I am mildly panicking cause my day counter on the incubator still shows 3 days left- I had set it to 28 but somehow, it's a day behind my manual calculation? The eggs were placed in the incubator Friday February 9 so maybe it's because I counted that day as day 1 but the incubator didn't start counting back until February 10? I am thinking the ones that will hatch should all be out by Friday / Saturday at the latest- is that accurate? Is it OK to open the incubator to check for internal pip / make safety holes? I don't want to shrink wrap anyone or rush anything, but I also would love to get as many of these guys to hatch as possible (especially since I paid for the eggs
) so am fully prepared to assist when necessary / appropriate.PLEASE GIVE ME ALL THE ADVICE!!
