Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[clousert]

No his head is that dark. It's very dark black. I will see if I can get a closer pic. Okay it may be tricky to spot him. The three ducks that look like they are in line with each other and are closes to the front. He is the one in the back.

Those look like snowys in the front. The blue fawn is the only one I can think of that has a dark head like that. He may be blue fawn and snowy. I don't know. They're all adorable though.

 

[clousert]

Thanks me too. Doesn't help my best friend just texted me that her uncle is in a coma and they think he's going to die tonight. He was like another dad to me as a teen/ kid. They are back in IL, I feel awful I'm not there.

Ouch. That really suck. I'm sorry to hear that. Prayers for you, him and the rest of the family.

 

[Lacrystol]

Ugh I'm about to give up on call eggs and just order live ducklings/birds from now on.

This batch I feel like everyone is going to die. I only have the one externally pipped, and I opened it, it's so backwards its not even funny, waiting for it to absorb before I help it out more.

Only 2 internally pipped, I finally safe holed them after they made no progress, they seemed grateful.

The other 6 I have no idea. None are internally pipped. Some are moving, some I think may have died off in the past 23 hrs. Not internally pipped. I've been checking every couple hours. So mad.

These past two batches have been such a waste of money, over $75 and only one duckling to show for it so far. The one so far that's going to hatch is from my ducks. The two internally pipped only one is not from my ducks. Ugh.

OK Lets recheck a couple of things, what's the temp and humidity at? reverify everything with a different gage, Are you letting the shipped eggs settle? if show how long? We need to go back to Square One and make sure there's nothing we are missing. You've been having some issues lately so, it's best to start from the beginning in case something has been missed.

Right before lock down what is it that you are doing? Are you taken them off the turner or stop turning them four days before? But keeping everything the same, such as not locking them down yet? When you do lock them down how high are you raising the humidity, what is the temp at?

Can't remember if you have a fan or not.

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks me too. Doesn't help my best friend just texted me that her uncle is in a coma and they think he's going to die tonight. He was like another dad to me as a teen/ kid. They are back in IL, I feel awful I'm not there.

OMG, I'm sorry to hear that, that's AWEFUL..

 

[Lacrystol]

Ok so he's got a really dark head, let me go back and see what Tammy said about the dark head one...

 

[Lacrystol]

Well with the dark head, looks like his a mixed colored one. But he's still pretty..

 

[peachncrm37]

OK Lets recheck a couple of things, what's the temp and humidity at?  reverify everything with a different gage, Are you letting the shipped eggs settle?  if show how long?  We need to go back to Square One and make sure there's nothing we are missing.  You've been having some issues lately so, it's best to start from the beginning in case something has been missed.

Right before lock down what is it that you are doing?  Are you taken them off the turner or stop turning them four days before?  But keeping everything the same, such as not locking them down yet?  When you do lock them down how high are you raising the humidity, what is the temp at? 

Can't remember if you have a fan or not.

I actually was having near perfect hatches. My personal call eggs were all popping out on their own. It's the shipped that is the only variable that's changed, I hand rotate 3 times a day. Humidity at 60-70% for lockdown.

I honestly think I need to stop buying shipped eggs. I have never had a good hatch rate with shipped call eggs. Here's my records:

Out of 8, 3 started, 1 hatched
Out of 9, 3 started, 1 hatched
Out of 11, 3 started, 3 hatched
Out of 8, 2 started, 1 hatched
Out of 14. 5 started, 1 hatched
Out of 12, 7 started, (current batch, one DIS so far, others we will see)


Personal call eggs:

Batch One: 8 eggs, all started, 1 zipped and died, the other 7 hatched unassisted with the exception of 1

Batch Two: 7 eggs all hatched unassisted but one

 

[clousert]

Ok so he's got a really dark head, let me go back and see what Tammy said about the dark head one...

Hi Lori. Just wanted to let you know that all eggies arrived safely. I set them in the incubator last night. Fingers crossed for a couple girls this time. Both of the others are boys and are going to need some girls to keep them occupied lol.

 

[Lacrystol]

I actually was having near perfect hatches. My personal call eggs were all popping out on their own. It's the shipped that is the only variable that's changed, I hand rotate 3 times a day. Humidity at 60-70% for lockdown.

I honestly think I need to stop buying shipped eggs. I have never had a good hatch rate with shipped call eggs. Here's my records:

Out of 8, 3 started, 1 hatched
Out of 9, 3 started, 1 hatched
Out of 11, 3 started, 3 hatched
Out of 8, 2 started, 1 hatched
Out of 14. 5 started, 1 hatched
Out of 12, 7 started, (current batch, one DIS so far, others we will see)


Personal call eggs:

Batch One: 8 eggs, all started, 1 zipped and died, the other 7 hatched unassisted with the exception of 1

Batch Two: 7 eggs all hatched unassisted but one

OK you can't compare your own eggs with shipped eggs, ALL new ball park, are you letting the shipped eggs settle, perhaps you need to let them settle a little longer. Give them 24 hours if you are doing that already then give them 48 hours. see if that makes a difference..

 

[Lacrystol]

Hi Lori. Just wanted to let you know that all eggies arrived safely. I set them in the incubator last night. Fingers crossed for a couple girls this time. Both of the others are boys and are going to need some girls to keep them occupied lol.

Did you candle them? Do they look OK, never shipped like that before just wondering if they turned out OK inside.. WOOO HOOO