Help! Duck eggs wobbling day 23...do I stop turning and lockdown early?!

[bex1983]

Thanks everyone! I’ve candled again, marked the air cells and placed lowest dip of air cell face up. I’ve added a little more warm water to keep the humidity up and I have locked down. Some air cells didn’t look big enough but some looked too big Time will tell. I will update when anything changes.

I may be on again with more questions because when my neighbor’s duck stopped laying for a few days, we thought she was done, I ordered some Ancona eggs to be shipped to me (I love their look and they are supposed to be good layers?) Well my neighbor’s girl was just taking a break I guess and her second one must’ve begun laying since multiple days in a row she found 2 every morning. So now I have 10 ready to hatch now (didn’t expect that many since that is every single fertilized egg she gave me) and 12 more arriving tomorrow Let the fun beginI just wanted about 6-8 ducks for eggs (my husband has developed an intolerance to chicken eggs but can eat duck eggs) and maybe 1 drake....now if all hatch I will have to figure out rehoming....sooo I’m hoping most are females

 

[WVduckchick]

Duck math can be worse than chicken math.

Good luck, we’ll be here if you need anything.
(P.S. tagging me will get me quicker, if necessary, since I usually see emails when I’m not on here)

 

[bex1983]

Duck math can be worse than chicken math.

Good luck, we’ll be here if you need anything.
(P.S. tagging me will get me quicker, if necessary, since I usually see emails when I’m not on here)

I keep telling myself there is a saying about counting things before they are hatched lol.

Thanks again!

One last question, I should be raising my humidity to 65%, right? Or should it be higher?

 

[Knighstar679]

Duck math is real, even if you try counting them before they hatch.

 

[WVduckchick]

I keep telling myself there is a saying about counting things before they are hatched lol.

Thanks again!

One last question, I should be raising my humidity to 65%, right? Or should it be higher?

65%ish should be a fine goal. Up or down a little is fine too.

 

[WVduckchick]

Duck math is real, even if you try counting them before they hatch.

It’s a conspiracy by the little cuties. They rope us in with their adorableness and make us crave more more more!

 

[bex1983]

65%ish should be a fine goal. Up or down a little is fine too.

I was expecting some quitters by now though! My neighbor successfully hatched all 5 of her eggs that were fertile even after leaving them out overnight when she forgot to put them back in after cooling on day 20...so maybe these guys are just extra resilient? We shall see. Now that I’ve locked them down I haven’t seen much if any movement. These little buggers are going to be the death of me

 

[Knighstar679]

I know you’re pain. I should be going into lockdown on Sunday with my 5 little angels.

 

[bex1983]

I know you’re pain. I should be going into lockdown on Sunday with my 5 little angels.

Good luck all goes well for you!

 

[WVduckchick]

@bex1983 any action yet?