Desperately Trying to Hatch Ducklings

[ColleenRyan]

You see different humidity readings because there are more factors to consider. There is no easy number. Check out the article in my signature in Red on Incubation Humidity. Whereabouts do you live? Is it naturally humid, or dry?

Also, on the number of turns, usually when we sleep is the longest that an egg sits without being turned, that's why the "odd" number thing came about, so that the longest period is a different side each night. Automatic turners usually turn once an hour, so that's 24 a day! We can't usually manage that many manually. But I think you are doing fine! You are almost past the most critical stages, so hang in there!

My male was a Pekin sand I think my female was a Cayuga? Their eggs aren’t shiny at all id say more porous. This was my girl with her boyfriend Babe having a blast in their pool <3

 

[ColleenRyan]

This is a still shot from a video I took of the little babe wiggling around. For some reason the file was too big to attach but that’s what one of my eggs looks like on day 9!

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

Looks good!!
If you want to post a video, first pist it to youtube then link it here, we would love to see some wiigling!!

 

[cppeace]

Looking good!

 

[ColleenRyan]

Here’s a video of my day 9 buddy wiggling around:

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

Awwwwwww
Congratulations! That is precious!

 

[ColleenRyan]

Awwwwwww
Congratulations! That is precious!

Thanks so much! Still 19 days away! The anticipation is tough!

 

[Lil Drake40]

Congrats!!

 

[Mrichard0930]

I get so overly thorough when I’m nervous!! I want to know anything I can do at all to increase the probability they’ll hatch! I have to go away to a wedding in NC on Memorial Day weekend and it’s gonna be hard for me to trust my house sitter to properly care for them ahhh

I’m same way. Aw i would be so stressed I hear you that’s why I am waiting to hatch in July because after my five eggs my baby left me didn’t work out since I’m going away a few days first wk of July so if I did it now they’d be little babies and I don’t want to miss out. My ducklings were so tiny first day then days later big they grow too fast ! Lol. So when I get back I’m getting eggs immediately to get in the incubator im super anxious to hatch. Good luck with baby sitter I’m sure hearing how much you want this they will do it right : )

 

[Mrichard0930]

Here’s a video of my day 9 buddy wiggling around:

Omg ahhhh I love it -that is so adorable thanks for posting a video ! Yeay so awesome