EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Lucky Lemon]

I just can't ....

Regurgitate! Regurgitate! Throw up all the food you ate! V-O-M-I -T! Vomit! Vomit! Yeaaaaaaay vomit!!

Exactly! No Bambi, no Lamb Chop!

 

[kajira]

The muffs? Some EE don't have them.

no, but their necks have a specific shape.... it's hard to explain. but I can tell the difference in all my other birds...

 

[Lucky Lemon]

Sorry; I can't seem to 'splain what I mean.

I'm just glad you know I'm not a buck.

LOL

 

[BantyChooks]

no, but their necks have a specific shape.... it's hard to explain. but I can tell the difference in all my other birds... 

Huh

 

[chickmama22]

There's a lot of great info here! I have some questions if someone is willing to answer them! I have been incubating Pekin duck eggs for 20 days (tomorrow). The parents are ours. 8 mo old. They are developing great! Except the air cell is like a 7 day egg. I have my humidity set at 55, however it stays around 65-69. Is this the problem?

Also, I have added 2 other batches of duck eggs since then. I bought a cheapo tabletop 7 egg incubator strictly for lockdown and hatching. There will be 5 duck eggs going in it later this week. There's a temp control, but no humidity control. How do I fight the humidity battle with no monitor? Any advice? This is my first round of incubating. I have movement in all the eggs. Just the air cell is my concern along with how to safely get them to hatch with the humidity issue.

(I would have made a new post, but I can't figure out how to on the app. So sorry)

 

[rIrs roost]

The muffs? Some EE don't have them.

X2 I have one with and one without.

 

[casportpony]

@DwayneNLiz

-Kathy

 

[BullChick]

Exactly! No Bambi, no Lamb Chop!

No this one!

Yes this one!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Heather definitely ain't a buck!! Not even close!

 

[BantyChooks]

There's a lot of great info here! I have some questions if someone is willing to answer them! I have been incubating Pekin duck eggs for 20 days (tomorrow). They are developing great! Except the air cell is like a 7 day egg. I have my humidity set at 55, however it stays around 65-69. Is this the problem?

Also, I have added 2 other batches of duck eggs since then. I bought a cheapo tabletop 7 egg incubator strictly for lockdown and hatching. There will be 5 duck eggs going in it later this week. There's a temp control, but no humidity control. How do I fight the humidity battle with no monitor? Any advice? This is my first round of incubating. I have movement in all the eggs. Just the air cell is my concern along with how to safely get them to hatch with the humidity issue.

(I would have made a new post, but I can't figure out how to on the app. So sorry)

Welcome!!

Yes, lower your humidity. That's a big problem... Have you calibrated your thermometer and hygrometer?

Go by air cell size rather than %.