Hi!
I was hatching runner duck eggs and following the breeders guide to hatching themselves. I had them at 50-55% humidity for the first 25 days and 70-75% for lockdown. I had 3 ducklings hatch on day 27. Day 28 rolls around and no others had pulled. I ended up pulling them and saw no movement in any of the eggs. Gave them to day 29 and ended up breaking them open after candling again. All 18 babies were fully developed. All but 1 didn’t even pop into the air cell. The other pipped into the air cell then died. So sad!
What would cause so many babies to died before even pipping into their air cell?
I was hatching runner duck eggs and following the breeders guide to hatching themselves. I had them at 50-55% humidity for the first 25 days and 70-75% for lockdown. I had 3 ducklings hatch on day 27. Day 28 rolls around and no others had pulled. I ended up pulling them and saw no movement in any of the eggs. Gave them to day 29 and ended up breaking them open after candling again. All 18 babies were fully developed. All but 1 didn’t even pop into the air cell. The other pipped into the air cell then died. So sad!
What would cause so many babies to died before even pipping into their air cell?