Duck Incubation time.. (first timers)

[chickens really]

So @chickens really do you think the humidity was too high before lockdown and continued to be too high causing them to drown?

Yes, although Lots contributes to failures in hatching..

 

[chickens really]

Humidity is a guideline and not a set rule..Thats why candling is important through out incubation and knowing what to look for..Im still learning and have hatched way too many Ducks..Each incubation is different.

 

[Ravynscroft]

My humidity stayed around 30-40 with a couple times when I added water in the mid 40's. I just upped the humidity for the three due to hatch and its in the high 70's to 80.

Thank you all for the kind words, I guess i should try and open the eggs up to see what happened, I am squeamish to blood so hope not much of that there. Also since my daughter wont be home till tomorrow, i might see if any stores have some ducklings and play it off like they hatched if they have some. This does make me wonder if my lame Pekin has bad genetics. Or if I did something wrong.

Well i cracked them open by the air cell to see. No blood, but some goo coming out, anyone know what could that mean? @chickens really @CayugaJana @Miss Lydia @Ravynscroft @Pyxis
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I run my duck eggs at 30%, 40% shouldn't have been too high though... did you mist the eggs at all?

Lot of goo in those eggs, evaporation of the mist off the shells helps pull that out of the egg...

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

I run my duck eggs at 30%, 40% shouldn't have been too high though... did you mist the eggs at all?

Lot of goo in those eggs, evaporation of the mist off the shells helps pull that out of the egg...

yes i misted the eggs 1-2 time a day for a few days during the week prior to the lock down. The only 2-3 days I was not able to do it was because I was out of town.

 

[GeoGreyWolf]

so with the only egg i have left with life and moving. It is 8 days away from hatching. What should the humidity be at?

 

[Pyxis]

so with the only egg i have left with life and moving. It is 8 days away from hatching. What should the humidity be at?

If the air cell looks fine and looks to be the appropriate size, keep it where it's currently at. If it's too small, lower the humidity. Too large, increase the humidity.

 

[Ravynscroft]

If the air cell looks fine and looks to be the appropriate size, keep it where it's currently at. If it's too small, lower the humidity. Too large, increase the humidity.

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And when misting, only once per day... it takes it a while for it to fully evaporate, too much misting would keep humidity raised higher...

 

[iluvsedward]

Ohh goody i came at the right time. I started my incubation (onday 14 now) with around ~48% humidity (aiming for 30-40, couldnt quite nail it) and my air cells are lookin a little small.i have it at 35% now and am gonna do dry incubation until lockdown. This is the example im following

And this is what ive got (call duck)


So should i mist? Ive heard that helps. I was planning on doing that before lockdown only, but now i really wanna get these air cells up to par. I think my ducks coat their eggs realllly well, i dont wash.

 

[iluvsedward]

I guess i should add that these eggs (3 total) are all a day apart! Im not too worried haha. Thats what happens when you set the eggs and the weather spikes at the same time so your girls lay two more and you set the eggs cause hey might as well! I plan to do lockdown a day late for the first egg(though i will stop turning that egg) and a day early for the last egg so itll be fair for all three.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Ravynscroft?