Hands on hatching and help

[0wen]

I have shipped eggs hatching currently. 1 hatched fine but having issues with 2nd which is in a saddled air cell egg. The chick evidently tried to pip below the air cell because there is a small crack, but no hole all the way through the egg. Since then, the chick seems to have repositioned itself and has pipped internally into the air cell - I can hear it chirping and can get it to tap back to me by tapping the egg; but it has made no progress towards pipping externally in the past 12-15 hours. I candled and can see movement and it chirps a lot when the egg moves - just nothing in the way of escaping the shell. Should I leave it alone and just observe, or do I need to start thinking about assisting soon?

 

[RubyNala97]

Thank you Ruby. They are a mix of ours and some we ordered. We are on day 23 now. Can't hear any peeping from them. Might try to candle later tonight after all my farm work is done. What if they stop shaking all together and no pip is present. I've had one of ours do that also.

I was wondering if they were shipped because I've had a lot of shipped eggs that fully developed but just never internally pipped. Shipped can have a real hard time at hatch. My last hatch with call duckling eggs I had one trying so hard to internally pip but it never did and died. If they don't at least internally pip, then I won't try to help. To heartbreaking. Candle tonight and let me know how they are.

I feel the same way!!! Hahahahahah!!!! Ditto! That's going to be your pet duckling and now you are going to have to buy duck diapers!!!

So funny that you said this! I had to force myself NOT to read the "house duckling" thread. Hopefully more hatch in 2 weeks and they all go outside!

Day 18 is tomorrow!!!! So after jury duty I will be locking down! I can't wait. It looks like Iight have lost another or will lose another. Funky development in the egg. Lots of clear space but can still see blood vessels and movement. So....I might be locking down 14 eggs total.

Good luck!! can't wait to see pics!

Sorry for delay in reply. There was four at hatch time. Two hatched. One piped&zipped. Fourth never internally piped. There's a clear piece that should have stayed stapled to temp cord. A rowdy hatchling must have ripped it off,because after the incident we found the clear square in far corner of incubater. The temp cord slipped into water in wells&temp must have overheated them. The poor last chick was scorched on bottom. Membranes&all. The zipped one never fully got out. First two that hatched have been getting stronger. Assisting in water&food. (we are taking turns with them) today's the first time both could stand on their own. That's where we are at.

That is terrible!! So sorry.

I have shipped eggs hatching currently. 1 hatched fine but having issues with 2nd which is in a saddled air cell egg. The chick evidently tried to pip below the air cell because there is a small crack, but no hole all the way through the egg. Since then, the chick seems to have repositioned itself and has pipped internally into the air cell - I can hear it chirping and can get it to tap back to me by tapping the egg; but it has made no progress towards pipping externally in the past 12-15 hours. I candled and can see movement and it chirps a lot when the egg moves - just nothing in the way of escaping the shell. Should I leave it alone and just observe, or do I need to start thinking about assisting soon?

Wow!! That's crazy!! I'm happy it repositioned! It might be getting oxygen from the wrong side little pip it made!?! I don't know. I would give it to 24 hours at least before making a safety hole.

 

[quackshack74]

Quick question???
I have a couple duck eggs in my little incubator (homemade) and it's day 10. A friend has 1 or 2 goose eggs for me; is it ok to add the new eggs now or should I make the goose eggs their own incubator?
Thanks in advance.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Quick question???
I have a couple duck eggs in my little incubator (homemade) and it's day 10. A friend has 1 or 2 goose eggs for me; is it ok to add the new eggs now or should I make the goose eggs their own incubator?
Thanks in advance.

How many days incuubation are they? Are the ducks 28 day incubation ducks?

 

[quackshack74]

How many days incuubation are they? Are the ducks 28 day incubation ducks?

The ones in incubator are duck eggs at the 10th day.so 18 days for them to go.
New eggs will be goose eggs, I'll be picking them up tomorrow afternoon.

 

[BigWeenMachine]

**Sigh**. Runners have been in the hatcher for 28 hours now. I had 2 babies rocking the eggs when I put them in and whenever I would talk to them they would wiggle around. I havn't seen any movement for 2 days now after I saw them wiggling in the incubator the day before lockdown, 2 days ago. Pretty sure my humidity made the air sacs too big and they got shrink wrapped inside the egg. They are just starting day 27 so they aren't late. It just disturbs me that they quit moving. To make matters worse, I saw one baby chewing on the air sac trying to internally pip 2 days ago and now he's done moving. Humidity at 40% and somehow I dried them out......

 

[RubyNala97]

Quick question???
I have a couple duck eggs in my little incubator (homemade) and it's day 10. A friend has 1 or 2 goose eggs for me; is it ok to add the new eggs now or should I make the goose eggs their own incubator?
Thanks in advance.

I think the geese are 32 days of incubation, right? So you would have a staggered hatch by about 2 weeks. It's really your call. The only issue that I see would be if your goose eggs weren't loosing enough moisture and then you had lockdown and hatch for the ducks, it would be hard. But I know people do it. You could lockdown late with the ducks. You'd just have to really monitor your air cells and humidity levels closely with both sets of eggs. Are the duck eggs local or shipped?
Eta:trying to type while playing with a baby duck!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

The ones in incubator are duck eggs at the 10th day.so 18 days for them to go.
New eggs will be goose eggs, I'll be picking them up tomorrow afternoon.

But what type of goose, how many days incubation do they need?

I think the geese are 32 days of incubation, right? So you would have a staggered hatch by about 2 weeks. It's really your call. The only issue that I see would be if your goose eggs weren't loosing enough moisture and then you had lockdown and hatch for the ducks, it would be hard. But I know people do it. You could lockdown late with the ducks. You'd just have to really monitor your air cells and humidity levels closely with both sets of eggs. Are the duck eggs local or shipped?
Eta:trying to type while playing with a baby duck!

When I googled it said 28-35 depending on breed, that's why I asked.


I agree though. At 10 days, you should have enough time to get the humidity back down for the geese if you choose to set them together.

 

[quackshack74]

I think the geese are 32 days of incubation, right? So you would have a staggered hatch by about 2 weeks. It's really your call. The only issue that I see would be if your goose eggs weren't loosing enough moisture and then you had lockdown and hatch for the ducks, it would be hard. But I know people do it. You could lockdown late with the ducks. You'd just have to really monitor your air cells and humidity levels closely with both sets of eggs. Are the duck eggs local or shipped?
Eta:trying to type while playing with a baby duck!

They are shipped eggs, I put 4 in 2 are good. 1 blood ring & the 4th is weird , maybe loose air cell but looks like it developed a little bit.
The geese are Chinese (brown & white). I've never had geese.
Maybe I'll just revamp my other incubator, I tried some shopped Pekin eggs last month & it ended sadly. My hygrometer turned out to be broken the whole 28 days. I don't want to risk these Buff eggs.

 

[Blooie]

Okay, lockdown is Wednesday. I have 5 eggs that have very active little ones in them.

Cochin - lively embryo, still a loose air cell and it's huge and saddled

Easter Egger - great air cell, large embryo, very active in there

Black Australorp - active, air cell solid on almost all sides but wobbly on one side.

Leghorn - same as Australorp

Naked neck - huge air cell, totally wobbly, small embryo but moving

So do I want to lay down the eggs that are okay (Easter Egger, Australorp, Leghorn) and use carton cups for the NN and the Cochin?