Day 30 and no duckie

[WendyGenereaux]

First time jittery mom here. Incubating eggs for daughter who has lost all 3 duck moms to a fox. First batch of 11 has 1 left and has been in lockdown 5 days. No internal pip as of yet . I put in lockdown according to calendar but house was cool for first 5 days then I invested in a proper incubator instead of homemade one she supplied me with. I candled yesterday and there was very slight movement. How long do I wait? I now understand nervous as a mother hen! 9 more eggs to follow in next week

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

First time jittery mom here. Incubating eggs for daughter who has lost all 3 duck moms to a fox. First batch of 11 has 1 left and has been in lockdown 5 days. No internal pip as of yet . I put in lockdown according to calendar but house was cool for first 5 days then I invested in a proper incubator instead of homemade one she supplied me with. I candled yesterday and there was very slight movement. How long do I wait? I now understand nervous as a mother hen! 9 more eggs to follow in next week

I thought mine dead at 32 and started an eggtopsy. It was alive, I killed it. It took longer cause my incubator was not warm enough. So wait a little longer...

 

[sourland]

Are the eggs Muscovy or mallard derived eggs ?

 

[WendyGenereaux]

Are the eggs Muscovy or mallard derived eggs ?

Rouen

 

[WendyGenereaux]

Ok . he has been in lockdown 7 days since June 3, Started incubating on may 9 in homemade incubator. Today is June 9. Purchased an actual incubator a week later as we have an old farmhouse and can't regulate temperature. Candled this am. Seems to be breach but had to tell. No movement to be seen except what resembles a heartbeat at opposite end from airsac. still veins visible. HELP! What do i do?

 

[chickens really]

Ok . he has been in lockdown 7 days since June 3, Started incubating on may 9 in homemade incubator. Today is June 9. Purchased an actual incubator a week later as we have an old farmhouse and can't regulate temperature. Candled this am. Seems to be breach but had to tell. No movement to be seen except what resembles a heartbeat at opposite end from airsac. still veins visible. HELP! What do i do?

Keep waiting and what do you mean by breach? Air cell on the wrong end? Has it pipped the shell?

 

[WendyGenereaux]

No pip. Head seems to be at small end. Could see pressure against airspace at large end last night but hasnt seem to entered into sac. Way too stressful!

 

[chickens really]

How do you know your temperature wasn't too low or if its breach?

 

[Miss Lydia]

@WendyGenereaux any updates

 

[WendyGenereaux]

How do you know your temperature wasn't too low or if its breach?

Temp was cooler in house for first week and had hard time getting temp up until we bought an incubator. Just afraid to lose him. He's last one out of 11 eggs. 21 more after and believe all are quitters except 3-4. All 3 mommas and dad have disappeared one at a time from my daughter's within a week of each other. A fox had been sighted in yard. Drake was gone 2 days and came back for 2 but hasnt been seen again.