Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[clousert]

Well I would guess and say misting them on day 10 is inaccurate.  I would also say that waiting a few days from them to set even though they are intact, is incorrect..  The ones that you have right now, I would lay them down turn them 3 times a day.  By you NOT turning them, your allowing them to stick to the side of the shell and they will never make it...  When you turn them, understand it does not matter what time, So if your schedule is every 8 hours erase that from you mind.  As long as there is at least a 4 hours separation between each turning, you'll be OK.  My schedule was 8:30 in the morning, 6:30 at night and then again at midnight.  You see adults ducks do not have a watch so they don't sit there and go "hum, it's been 8 hours time to turn".

As far as misting, well I do NOT mist, I have a sponge that I use, I have it soaking in water, once I have turned all my eggs, then I touch each egg with the sponge until the water runs down the eggs.  you have to kind of think like a duck.  When the mommy duck sits on eggs, she will bury the eggs, she does this for two reasons.  To keep the eggs safe and warm.  Safe so that preditors don't eat them.

Now once she is off the eggs what is it that she does?  Goes for a dip.  YUP. goes swimming, once she's done swimming, shell get back on her eggs and guess what, she's still wet, this is how she sponges or mists her eggs.  Your job is to try and duplicate what a mommy duck does.  Hope some of this makes since..

That was my original thinking too but started second guessing myself when none of the other eggs formed and then the one that did, didn't make it. I kept a small travel sized spray bottle inside the incubator and would mist after I turned. Maybe I will try the sponge method you use. I would turn the eggs around 7:30am, 6pm and 11:30pm. Thanks again for your help. Will keep you posted on this batch

 

[Lacrystol]

Even if you set eggs you still have to move them, it may be a slight tilt but they have to be moved otherwise they will stick to the side of the egg and if that happens no sense in continuing, Once they stick really it's over.

Are you using air or still?

 

[clousert]

Understand that. I turned them this morning. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Lacrystol]

Understand that. I turned them this morning. We'll see how it goes.

Are you using air or still?

 

[clousert]

Sorry. Forgot to answer that one. It's circulated with 2 fans and 2 bulbs 25 watts each. One of each on each end of the incubator.

 

[Starkasm]

Watching you with your makes me want more!!

Soon soon!

 

[clousert]

Watching you with your makes me want more!!
Soon soon!

That's what they say happens lol. See Lacrystol's previous post about HD lol

 

[Lacrystol]

The Hatching Disease? Sounds like you both have it. LOL.. But then again I should talk, I have 21 eggs in my incubator right now. LOL but I'm OK because you see I have advanced stage of the Hoarding Disease. LOL At least that's what my husband tells me. HAHAHAHA

 

[Starkasm]

The Hatching Disease? Sounds like you both have it. LOL.. But then again I should talk, I have 21 eggs in my incubator right now. LOL but I'm OK because you see I have advanced stage of the Hoarding Disease. LOL At least that's what my husband tells me. HAHAHAHA

I'm sure my hubby would agree with that one - 7 guineas(+5 keets), 6 Muscovy ducks, 2 Rouens, 1 Pekin, 2 mallard, 2 Khakis, (two ducklings) about 20 bantams (some chicks), 10ish chickens, 3 roosters, 2 calls (+ 2 ducklings) 7 chukar babies, An Alaskan Malamute, An English Bulldog (that's his tho), A Belgian Tervuren, a Shih tzu & a few cats. As far as the incubator- just a few quail in one and 3 pekin and a runner in the other one atm (Due Thursday!).
I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but you get the picture!!
Yet in my defense he agreed to getting more call eggs!! He's a softie when it comes to ducks. He is my enabler so I'm not totally at fault!!
Oh and I have a Muscovy setting

 

[Lacrystol]

OMG, sounds like you have the advance stage of Hoarding Disease. LOL, My first call ducks were soooo cute, that My husband really liked, well he did the mistake of saying, "I want more call ducks". Well he forgot to mention how many. So Off to the Internet, I go, mine weren't laying yet. So I bought and bought and bought, LOL. Now that I have 24 call ducks, he tells me I'm a hoarder.

I told him, I'm not a hoarder, you just didn't specifically say how many so there for, I needed to make sure we had enough. LOL

YEH. TAUGHT HIM A LESSON.. LOL (not)...