Help! first time hatching!

[casportpony]

Quote: Oh, that's right, you had one that was twisted in the cord or yolk?

-Kathy

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh, that's right, you had one that was twisted in the cord or yolk? 

-Kathy

Yea, one's legs were totally enveloped in the yolk.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Last year I had one with the cord twisted around it's leg.

-Kathy

 

[WVduckchick]

Last year I had one with the cord twisted around it's leg.

-Kathy

Ya know... I didn't really see the cord. Maybe that's what happened to the one with the deformed leg? I thought the leg got stuck up over its head, but maybe the cord was the reason. Wish I had looked at that!

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks Kathy!

The short story is: I won't say it was a huge success, but I still consider it a success. I have 4 beautiful ducklings, and one awesome turkey! Lost 3 in the final 2 days, but honestly I think the power outage (low temp for so long) caused their issues, and Mother Nature did her part to cull them before I considered intervening. I don't feel like being "upright" in the turner had any effect, but it could have. I wish there was a way to know for sure, but I don't suppose there is.

AWWW I'll read your other forum soon, That's GREAT you got some babies though.. I've decided to try one more time in the upright position and if I still have some quitters or failures, I'm going to definitely going to say it's not for me.

If successful, I will keep trying. Right now the scoreboard isn't good. LOL

 

[Lacrystol]

Oh, that's right, you had one that was twisted in the cord or yolk?

-Kathy

OH Ive had my dealing with the cord wrapped around the leg, you feel so helpless because really what can you do?

 

[Odysguy]

I need help and I'm very new to this. But I found a clutch of 11 eggs and the mother had died (they are mallards) I have been candling them and everything is perfect they started to move around three days ago and now they have stopped. Did I kill them? I am very stressed, I just want them to be OK! Should I open an egg to see if they are still alive?

 

[18angovem]

I need help and I'm very new to this. But I found a clutch of 11 eggs and the mother had died (they are mallards) I have been candling them and everything is perfect they started to move around three days ago and now they have stopped. Did I kill them? I am very stressed, I just want them to be OK! Should I open an egg to see if they are still alive?

Are they in the incubator?

 

[Odysguy]

Yes they are and the temp is between 98.5-101. I just candeled them and I see movement in the egg but idk if they are to weak. Like I said I found them and the mother was dead so I don't know how long she was off of them.

 

[18angovem]

Yes they are and the temp is between 98.5-101. I just candeled them and I see movement in the egg but idk if they are to weak. Like I said I found them and the mother was dead so I don't know how long she was off of them.

Do you have any idea how many days they have been incubated?