Help! first time hatching!

[Lacrystol]

Got 48 in the incubator that I'm going to start today.

-Kathy

Nice.....

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Many of the eggs are dirty and I have no idea how old they are or if they're muscovy or quacker eggs, so it should be interesting. On top of that, I'm using the Janoel 48 which isn't a very good incubator.

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

Aww sorry for your your egg

what do think causes that? I had my 17 in an upright turner, upside-down down at that! I put them on their side on like day 20.
My 14 still doing great btw, and in efforts to avoid any inbreeding (lol) my husband has aquired 6 more ducklings making that a total of 20 fuzzy butts

GOOD TO HEAR about all those babies, WOo that's a lot. LOL OMG, HE'S GOT THE DISEASE. AHHAHAHAHHAHA

I am not sure why the one quit, I know they do better laying down, I will open him up and check his status, not sure if they just can't tolerate the upright position. Were they on the turner from day 1??

 

[casportpony]

I just fired it up a few minutes ago, so yes, upright from day one, though on their sides outside in various nests for who know how long, lol.

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

GOOD TO HEAR about all those babies, WOo that's a lot. LOL  OMG, HE'S GOT THE DISEASE. AHHAHAHAHHAHA

I am not sure why the one quit, I know they do better laying down, I will open him up and check his status, not sure if they just can't tolerate the upright position.  Were they on the turner from day 1??

He sure does! Yea, they were in the turner from the day I brought them inside

 

[Lacrystol]

Many of the eggs are dirty and I have no idea how old they are or if they're muscovy or quacker eggs, so it should be interesting. On top of that, I'm using the Janoel 48 which isn't a very good incubator.

-Kathy

OH mine were just a few days old when I put them in...

 

[Lacrystol]

He sure does! Yea, they were in the turner from the day I brought them inside

Do you know how far along they were when you brought them inside?

 

[casportpony]

@rcrisantos , after you noticed they where upside down you pout them right side up in the turner, right? On what day did you put them on their sides?

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

Do you know how far along they were when you brought them inside?

Well I found the first egg outside on 12/26 then brought them all in together on 1/18

 

[calichicken]

Here's an update, it's day 15 for the two eggs that I have on the turner in and upright position and ONE QUIT, yep, lost one, so I laid the second one down, I didn't want to loose him. The second one has moved to the bottom of the shell and he is in this VERY weird position, I can see his beak but just completely odd. almost like he's squooshed at the bottom. I will candle him tomorrow to see if his position has improved and if he's filling up that entire shell.

As far as the other eggs, all DOING GREAT, the other 9 I have laying down they have been laying down since day 1 they are all still alive and progressing nicely.. So that concludes this experiment..

Awww...sorry about your baby

But good info to know. So ducks eggs...laying down from day one! All types of duck eggs? I think I just realized why my duck hatch failed last year

I had them in the turner from day one and took them out before lockdown. I have never had my duck eggs in a turner because I only had a turner for my chicken and quail eggs. Bought another last year for the ducks

Bad move...NONE of mine hatched