Eggtopsy: What happened to my egg? {Graphic Pictures}

[PD-Riverman]

Today is day 22 and nothing is going on that I can see. Can anyone give me advice? When should I take it out and open it up to see if something happened?

Hey, how did the hatch turn out?? Been waiting to hear back from you.

 

[sanderslm]

It didn't make it and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I candle them right before lockdown and I see them moving in there. I stop turning them and monitor the humidity and temperature. The humidity does rise but hasn't gotten over 78. The temp usually stays around 98-100.

 

[PD-Riverman]

It didn't make it and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I candle them right before lockdown and I see them moving in there. I stop turning them and monitor the humidity and temperature. The humidity does rise but hasn't gotten over 78. The temp usually stays around 98-100.

Let me ask this----do you open the incubator to add water etc the last 3 days---19, 20, 21?

 

[WVduckchick]

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[PD-Riverman]

That answer won't prove anything. I open mine, you don't. We both have good hatch rates.

I know you don't so I would not pick on you by asking you the question. I am trying to help this Person. Location, Location. I will bet you one thing----Bring you and your incubator here and open at will the last 3 days----I bet your hatch rate will change a lot. I do not knock you for opening and glad you have a good hatch rate---it does not work that way for everyone in every location.

If you got Idea's ask/help Sanderslm with why you feel this has happen. Thanks

 

[WVduckchick]

Not going to argue with you, which is why I deleted my post. I'm sure you will be of more assistance, so I'll stay out of it, unless I have something constructive to add.

 

[sanderslm]

Im in Texas I started with 13 eggs. Some were not fertile, and now that I have been checking all the eggs when I get them I can kinda tell what I'm looking for but before when I put these eggs in the incubator I did not. The two that made it, one had a hatch date of Jan 2. It didn't make it either and I did on the lock down days open the incubator to help the humidity bc it was going above 75. The second egg had a hatch day of Jan 20. I didn't open this one until day 23 bc I just felt like it didn't make it. Both eggs had movement on day 18. The second egg when I opened it was a smaller chicken and was in the right place to come out.

 

[PD-Riverman]

Im in Texas I started with 13 eggs. Some were not fertile, and now that I have been checking all the eggs when I get them I can kinda tell what I'm looking for but before when I put these eggs in the incubator I did not. The two that made it, one had a hatch date of Jan 2. It didn't make it either and I did on the lock down days open the incubator to help the humidity bc it was going above 75. The second egg had a hatch day of Jan 20. I didn't open this one until day 23 bc I just felt like it didn't make it. Both eggs had movement on day 18. The second egg when I opened it was a smaller chicken and was in the right place to come out.

What type incubator are you using----you might have already posted that---but to keep me from searching? I could ask a lot of questions but the one I feel is important is how do you control the humidity when you got eggs that have several different hatch days. You do not want the humidity at 75 % for several days for the ones that are not due to hatch, then lower it for a few days then raise it for a few days for the next one to hatch, etc, etc. I do not know how you can do that??? Have you ever collected all the fertile eggs you can for a week say, then set them all in the incubator at the same time-----not adding anymore period till these hatch? If you are going or want to keep adding eggs then you got to get another incubator to use as a hatcher, then only set new eggs once a week on the same day---then when you have eggs on their 18th day you move them to the ready hatcher---temp set with the higher humidity---no turning and in my opinion----no opening till they hatch or past their hatch day. This way your incubator humidity stays low and no eggs hatch in it because they are move to the hatcher every week on their 18 day.

 

[crazyh717]

So I hope this is OK. Today was day 30 on my duck egg. Me as a first timer candled. No movement. Scoured the net and found the water test to see if it moved. It didn't, no internal pip no nothing and I had a stinch in my incubator, so I gave up on it and found a eggtospy. And read a **** load all day and when I tried all the tests again I decided it was time to see what happened. I messed up, big time. But I read enough bad posts I started the eggtospy in the air cell with a small whole to see if there was movement none, so I continued cautiously.
I broke more shell and touched the duckling inside, no movement, so yep it's dead... I thought..
I broke the membrane, no viens shown on top. I found its beak and started to pull looking for deformities.

It opened its dang beak!! And it moved!
After all the tests and probably my nervousness, it never moved. It's been 2 hours it's still opening and closing its beak. I have it incubator and I have no hope know I killed an egg that apparently was just lazy.

 

[WVduckchick]

So I hope this is OK. Today was day 30 on my duck egg. Me as a first timer candled. No movement. Scoured the net and found the water test to see if it moved. It didn't, no internal pip no nothing and I had a stinch in my incubator, so I gave up on it and found a eggtospy. And read a **** load all day and when I tried all the tests again I decided it was time to see what happened. I messed up, big time. But I read enough bad posts I started the eggtospy in the air cell with a small whole to see if there was movement none, so I continued cautiously.
I broke more shell and touched the duckling inside, no movement, so yep it's dead... I thought..
I broke the membrane, no viens shown on top. I found its beak and started to pull looking for deformities.

It opened its dang beak!! And it moved!
After all the tests and probably my nervousness, it never moved. It's been 2 hours it's still opening and closing its beak. I have it incubator and I have no hope know I killed an egg that apparently was just lazy.

Don't feel too bad, many of us have done the same thing. Sad, but just a part of incubating.

Are you positive on day 30? I ask, because many start counting day 1 when set, but day 1 doesn't actually start until 24 hours after setting. Also, 28 is a guideline....some ducks can take longer or hatch quicker. What breed is it?

Did you have any kind of power outage or were temps low throughout incubation?

Did you remove the entire air cell? Much of the internal membrane? Did it bleed much?