Dark spot on duck egg! Pleas help!

[chickens really]

If you put them on their sides as I said?.... You could try and wet them with a sponge to draw out the moisture......It might work?..My mind is racing to help you.....

 

[WVduckchick]

What I know and what works is Duck eggs should always be hatched on their sides and set a 50% humidity and them at lock down between 60 and 65%.......

Ducks are easy if conditions are right......I can hatch them so anyone can......

Cheers!

RavynFallen and WVduckchick taught me lots...

We helped you figure out what worked for you. Local conditions make a huge difference. I incubate at 30% and lockdown at 70-75%. That doesn't work for everyone.

And your egg with the bruise hatched, as many can. I meant "wrong" in the sense that it still needs to be watched because it very well "could" cause a problem. Telling someone its nothing was the wrong part of it. Sorry you felt attacked. I wasn't in a place for a proper reply, so I was trying to make you aware that it could be an issue.

Now let's all help the OP get some ducks hatched!

 

[chickens really]

If you put them on their sides as I said?.... You could try and wet them with a sponge to draw out the moisture......It might work?..My mind is racing to help you.....

Sorry this is a Pickle for sure..Dont give up though....

 

[chickens really]

What I know and what works is Duck eggs should always be hatched on their sides and set a 50% humidity and them at lock down between 60 and 65%.......

Ducks are easy if conditions are right......I can hatch them so anyone can......

Cheers!

RavynFallen and WVduckchick taught me lots...

We helped you figure out what worked for you. Local conditions make a huge difference. I incubate at 30% and lockdown at 70-75%. That doesn't work for everyone.

And your egg with the bruise hatched, as many can. I meant "wrong" in the sense that it still needs to be watched because it very well "could" cause a problem. Telling someone its nothing was the wrong part of it. Sorry you felt attacked. I wasn't in a place for a proper reply, so I was trying to make you aware that it could be an issue.

Now let's all help the OP get some ducks hatched!

Experts.......

 

[WVduckchick]

Experts.......

Far from it. Just more experienced.

 

[toxicworlda]

I drained all the water and have the incubator cracked open a bit to let humidity out.
It's currently around
54%

 

[casportpony]

@toxicworlda , here is an air cell picture for you:

 

[chickens really]

Experts.......

Far from it. Just more experienced.

If you did it once?...You did it 1000 times......Think that's the saying?......

Anyways my mentor has put me in my place..

Best wishes...

 

[Pyxis]

I read that was the correct humidity

Link: http://www.metzerfarms.com/IncubatingAndHatching.cfm

I'm going to message Metzer about this, because I did the same thing my first try with this same chart, and they don't make this clear at all and I've had to correct several people when they tried to follow this chart. That 86 and 94 that the have listed under humidity are wet bulb temperatures, not percentages.

If you've had it that high the entire time, you're likely to run into the problem of your eggs not having lost enough moisture and the ducklings drowning as they try to internally pip.

The other issue here is that you said you have an internal pip. At that point, it's too late to severely drop the humidity. Because when that duckling externally pips into a dry incubator, it's going to shrink wrap.

Put your humidity at about 60 to 65 percent and mist the other eggs. Hopefully the misting will help them lose more moisture before they start to internally pip, but at this point it might be too late to make a big difference.

 

[chickens really]

I read that was the correct humidity

Link: http://www.metzerfarms.com/IncubatingAndHatching.cfm

I'm going to message Metzer about this, because I did the same thing my first try with this same chart, and they don't make this clear at at and I'll had to correct several people when they tried to follow this chart. That 86 and 94 that the have listed under humidity are wet bulb temperatures, not percentages.

If you've had it that high the entire time, you're likely to run into the problem of your eggs not having lost enough moisture and the ducklings drowning as they try to internally pip.

The other issue here is that you said you have an internal pip. At that point, it's too late to severely drop the humidity. Because when that duckling externally pips into a dry incubator, it's going to shrink wrap.

Put your humidity at about 60 to 65 percent and mist the other eggs. Hopefully the misting will help them lose more moisture before they start to internally pip, but at this point it might be too late to make a big difference.

But a shrink wrapped Duckling can be saved if a person knows what they are dealing with......

I love all your info..