hatching 22 shipped call duck eggs! 8 left.

[iluvsedward]

I talked to her already and her prices are a litte high, but I may talk to her again if these don't hatch

 

[iluvsedward]

OK an update!! 2 of the eggs got sappy spots (they started oozing) so I candled them and their air cells were in horrible condition so I did an egg-topsy and the white spot looked like it was forming and it was big but I couldn't see anything else, so they must have died from the bacteria from the messed up air cells. 20 eggs left! I will probably candle again the day after tomorrow.

 

[ruralmom]

I have hatched call eggs both shipped and from my own birds. I have never thought about using a book under the bator. Great idea. I have used an egg turner. My best hatch has about about 50 to 60 %. I have gotten eggs from lower elevation and some locally and I did not see a difference in hatchablility. I would say that 1/4 I lost in development and 1/2 at the last few days before lock down or lock down. Most of the ducklings I have seen can pip but the zip and the actual hatching is the hardest. I have pulled more than I should too early. I would truly wait till the 28th day before freeking out. My biggest problem at 7000 ft is the chicks are shrink wrapped. It is very difficult to get the humidity up even close to the 70 to 80% without having the bator submerged in water. I use sponges handtowel and even soaked papertowels over the eggs to assist in preventing shrink wrapping with little effect. Good Luck it IS worth the effort.

 

[iluvsedward]

I have hatched call eggs both shipped and from my own birds. I have never thought about using a book under the bator. Great idea. I have used an egg turner. My best hatch has about about 50 to 60 %. I have gotten eggs from lower elevation and some locally and I did not see a difference in hatchablility. I would say that 1/4 I lost in development and 1/2 at the last few days before lock down or lock down. Most of the ducklings I have seen can pip but the zip and the actual hatching is the hardest. I have pulled more than I should too early. I would truly wait till the 28th day before freeking out. My biggest problem at 7000 ft is the chicks are shrink wrapped. It is very difficult to get the humidity up even close to the 70 to 80% without having the bator submerged in water. I use sponges handtowel and even soaked papertowels over the eggs to assist in preventing shrink wrapping with little effect. Good Luck it IS worth the effort.

aw I'm sorry you have so much trouble with humidity! that stinks! I added some water to the main trough in the bator when I first started and it jumped to 79%! We live right on the Chesapeake bay so.. right now I have barely any water and its been between 40 and 58% so thats pretty good.

 

[iluvsedward]

As long as they pip I can help from there. I'm like an expert at helping chicks out because my hatches were always bad cause I never got a hydrometer until now, so my humidity was probably all over the place!

 

[bellah1]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

Here is the article by Sally I was looking for, it has a lot of answers to the questions you have been asking. Like how long after they externally pip do you help, ect. I learned so much from this so check it out it really is an awesome guide to help outs!

 

[iluvsedward]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

Here is the article by Sally I was looking for, it has a lot of answers to the questions you have been asking. Like how long after they externally pip do you help, ect. I learned so much from this so check it out it really is an awesome guide to help outs!

I'd checked that out earlier and I guess I didn't realize it had the answers I was looking for thanks.

 

[iluvsedward]

another update: Strange Happenings.... Some weird things are going on inside them eggs! I candled a few today and I found a baby in one!!!!!! the others weren't so clear and some looked VERY odd... one or two had what looked like blood rings, but they weren't around the shell and they were small?? I did not see the embryo in the center of the circle that's why I'm confused... I'll have to check out that candle chart thread... Here some pictures but its nearly impossible to see, sorry about that.




THE red in the below pic is near the aircell kinda


HERES THE BABY!!



MY SETUP


AND THE BABY AGAIN




Some more might have been fertile but only time will tell.

 

[bellah1]

i cant really tell but it sounds like the germinal disc, which is good.

 

[bellah1]

i just looked at your setup and you want to get that shredded paper out from under themand make sure you have individual holes cut in the bottom of each eggs place in the carton so they can breathe!