Dark spot on duck egg! Pleas help!

[Pyxis]

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

I love all your info..

Yes, but since this is the OP's first time hatching, I doubt they do know how to deal with that.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yes, but since this is the OP's first time hatching, I doubt they do know how to deal with that.

X2!

 

[chickens really]

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

I love all your info..

Yes, but since this is the OP's first time hatching, I doubt they do know how to deal with that.

Never say never...Why is BYC here?....Its so people can help......I could try too help !! Was told I lack experience although I get 100% hatch rates and assisted many aDucklings.

 

[BantyChooks]

Yes, but since this is the OP's first time hatching, I doubt they do know how to deal with that.

X3

 

[Pyxis]

I'm never going to advocate doing something that is going to cause further problems. Trying to solve one problem by creating another is not the solution. Dropping humidity for three days is not likely to make a big difference in the air cell size at this point anyway. Especially since they are already internally pipping. There is no point.

 

[toxicworlda]

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.

I dropped the humidity to 60 and misted the three eggs that haven't internally piped yet.

 

[chickens really]

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.

I dropped the humidity to 60 and misted the three eggs that haven't internally piped yet.

Lower it...... seriously I would ..

 

[Ravynscroft]

I dropped the humidity to 60 and misted the three eggs that haven't internally piped yet.

That's good... will keep for you and the 'lings!

 

[toxicworlda]

Yes, but since this is the OP's first time hatching, I doubt they do know how to deal with that.

You have to start somewhere :/ and it will probably happen in the future sometime.

 

[Pyxis]

You have to start somewhere :/ and it will probably happen in the future sometime.

Very true! But I don't want you to have to deal with it if you don't have to. Better to not have the problem at all Please don't think I was berating you since it's your first time, everyone starts somewhere. It's just best to have as few problems as possible when starting out (and really it's best to have the fewest problems possible all the time).