Hands on hatching and help

[Lilmissesmom]

The Egg did quit. It broke my heart but I got more egg's and put them in the bator this morning.

 

[RubyNala97]

The Egg did quit. It broke my heart but I got more egg's and put them in the bator this morning.

Good luck with the news eggs! Keep us posted.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Thank

Good luck with the news eggs! Keep us posted.

thank you Ruby and i sure will.

 

[RubyNala97]

I know this is a hatching thread but I wanted to share a couple pics of my babies (well they are pretty much grown now but still act helpless all day long).

This last one is my favorite girl and comes from @RavynFallen's eggs! She is the sweetest thing!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I know this is a hatching thread but I wanted to share a couple pics of my babies (well they are pretty much grown now but still act helpless all day long).

This last one is my favorite girl and comes from @RavynFallen's eggs! She is the sweetest thing!

They're gorgeous!!!

And love how your fave girl turned out, I haven't hatched any others that look quite like her!!

Very nice grey pair too... let me know when they start laying???

 

[WVduckchick]

I know this is a hatching thread but I wanted to share a couple pics of my babies (well they are pretty much grown now but still act helpless all day long).

This last one is my favorite girl and comes from @RavynFallen's eggs! She is the sweetest thing!

. I love how individual and unique they are! Soooo jealous!

 

[saraem]

I have the mini eco but I know how the advanced works. I don't think it would be from cool/hot spots but rather from different rates of development (cool/hot spots are more common in bigger incubators). I've watched my eggs closely and I can definitely see some that develop faster then others and they are my ones I give the best spot in the incubator at lockdown because I know they will pip/hatch first. Don't be scared to candle them if there are no external pips. The majority of my candling is done during lockdown because I need to know what's going on inside the egg and it helps me know which and when eggs need assisting or not. And my hatch rates do not suffer, they improve.

Thanks. I am going to candle again this morning. REALLY hoping at least one more is salvageable. Out of 7 locally-sourced eggs, I really expected to end up with more than 2 chicks with the Brinsea Mini

Hey, I grew up in the Hudson Valley...beautiful, beautiful place!

 

[WVduckchick]

Thanks. I am going to candle again this morning. REALLY hoping at least one more is salvageable. Out of 7 locally-sourced eggs, I really expected to end up with more than 2 chicks with the Brinsea Mini

Hey, I grew up in the Hudson Valley...beautiful, beautiful place!

Good luck! did you mention breeds? Sometimes certain breeds just like to be difficult.

 

[RubyNala97]

They're gorgeous!!!

And love how your fave girl turned out, I haven't hatched any others that look quite like her!!

Very nice grey pair too... let me know when they start laying???

She is such a sweet girl! She was a sweet duckling and I just love her. The other girl seems to run the show and she is spunky and bratty (I love her too, though) but this one is just nice. She submits to me, not sure why but she lays flat whenever I talk to her and approach her. If I pet her while she's doing this she'll stick her butt up. Mavis does this all the time but I know why. Do any of your ducks do this? Is it just a way to show that I'm dominant??

I will definitely let you know when I get eggs from that pair!!

. I love how individual and unique they are! Soooo jealous!

I finally was able to get rid of two. No interest in buying calls around here, so after 2 months I listed them "free" but strictly to a good home only. So now I have my favorite 5. There's one more boy that is very similar to the boy in the pic. And I'm keeping all 5. I thought they hated me for the longest time!! Now they just LOVE me. They walk from the back door to the front door, over and over till I go outside. I left the back door open yesterday because Mavis was outside and I needed to come in and next thing I knew they were all in my bedroom! They walked through the whole house!!

Thanks. I am going to candle again this morning. REALLY hoping at least one more is salvageable. Out of 7 locally-sourced eggs, I really expected to end up with more than 2 chicks with the Brinsea Mini

Hey, I grew up in the Hudson Valley...beautiful, beautiful place!

That's funny! What part? I'm in dutchess. Did you monitor air cells throughout incubation? I can try and help you troubleshoot. I have great results in the mini eco. I use that incubator over the brinsea 20 when I really want the eggs to hatch. Usually every egg I put in will hatch (except for shipped). But also they are my own eggs. So I know the quality and the age of the eggs, how they were stored, etc.

 

[saraem]

That's funny! What part? I'm in dutchess. Did you monitor air cells throughout incubation? I can try and help you troubleshoot. I have great results in the mini eco. I use that incubator over the brinsea 20 when I really want the eggs to hatch. Usually every egg I put in will hatch (except for shipped). But also they are my own eggs. So I know the quality and the age of the eggs, how they were stored, etc.

I grew up in Cornwall in Orange County. Also lived in Westchester for a bit with my own family! Miss that part of the world his time of year, we're in Atlanta now.

So I candled again this morning and one of the ones that was moving yesterday I realized was actually breathing in the air cell. The other 2 I see no movement now. I cracked a tiny bit of shell off the air cell and the outer membrane was white. I could see it bulging when the chick breathed. Pulled the outer membrane back and the inner membrane was clear. Couldn't tell what part of the chick I was seeing so I tried to pull back the outer membrane a bit more. Saw a tiny bit of blood but it stopped right away. Stuck it back in the incubator and can see breathing.