Help! Late DUCK eggs!

[New duck mommy 2021]

What concerns me most is that the hygrometer temps are off from another. One reads 96.4 degrees, the other says 99.7. The bator itself says 38.4 C

The reason I calibrate is nothing is ever accurate
I also place my thermometers just at the top of the egg in height
Hygrometer on machines can be way off and the ones I bought were all off from one Another too
As for the 2 you aren't sure wait till the others hatch then candle them
I have had babies hatch at different days
If your bator ran any cooler spots it can cause delays in hatch times
This is my egg with a bruise
I made a safety hole in the centre now baby can get air and if he can’t hatch I’ll have to help when he is ready

 

[1st time duck mama]

The reason I calibrate is nothing is ever accurate
I also place my thermometers just at the top of the egg in height
Hygrometer on machines can be way off and the ones I bought were all off from one Another too
As for the 2 you aren't sure wait till the others hatch then candle them
I have had babies hatch at different days
If your bator ran any cooler spots it can cause delays in hatch times
This is my egg with a bruise
I made a safety hole in the centre now baby can get air and if he can’t hatch I’ll have to help when he is ready

Ok, thanks for the advice!! I’ll definitely calibrate in the future

 

[1st time duck mama]

Ok, thanks for the advice!! I’ll definitely calibrate in the future

For anyone stumbling on this thread with the same question, six out of six ended up hatching! We got 1-2 ducklings every day, over about a five-day period. All were healthy, for all I could tell! I think my incubator just had different temps throughout the egg deck, which would slow down/speed up hatches.