Help with getting the hatch right

[katie246]

Thank you I have a second incubator I'm going to use to hatch the eggs what temp and humidity should I run it at and when do I move the eggs over to it please. Sorry for asking so many questions I just don't want to get it wrong again.

 

[katie246]

Also I think I might have a twin egg as it looks like there is 2 embryos moving at different times and the egg looks fuller than all the others

 

[WVduckchick]

Awesome. And please don't hesitate to ask, if it's something you are concerned about. No harm in getting other opinions.

I turn my hatcher on around day 17 for chick, 24 for ducks, and get the temp/hunidity stable. I run humidity 65-75%, and temps of around 101, but my hatcher is still-air. Some recommend a degree drop for the last 3 days, but I'm happy if it maintains between 99-102!

Humidity crashes (and of course heat spikes) are the worst things during the last 3 days. Make sure that humidity doesn't drop.

Check the air cells sometime on day 25. If you see no "clearish" area between the chick and the air cell, then move them to the hatcher. If there is a little clear area, then you can still move them, but you can also delay a day. Or just later in the day.

Have you read about misting duck eggs? I haven't done it yet, but will be with this set of Call duck eggs. Day 7 today!

 

[katie246]

Yes I have read up about it and misted on my first hatch towards the end to increase the air sacks I'm also misting on this hatch but only the eggs that have smaller air sacks and haven't lost enough weight I'm too scared to do the others In case it makes the weight loss and air sacks too big. I hope you have a good hatch with your call ducks. I have also been reading the thread about the lady who had a twin duck hatch and am starting to get a bit nervous about mine now.

 

[katie246]

I am having no luck in getting another duckling the same age as my lonely duckling pip do you think it will be OK with lots of attention from me and the kids until we have some more hatch and then I can put them in brooders next to each other so they will be able to see each other but pip won't be able to hurt the little ones.

 

[katie246]

I'm starting to get quite nervous now about the hatch I'm on day 21 and I have 3 eggs with not much room left and 3 eggs with quite a bit of room so hopefully the later 3 are just a day or so behind on their development.

 

[WVduckchick]

@katie246 how are things going now?

 

[katie246]

I'm on day 22 the first6 eggs are all still moving and growing but egg 1 has dipped and I can see a small pointy shadow trying to get into the air sack so do I wait till its broken through before I move it to hatching incubator I can't hear and peeping or tapping. Egg 2 and 6 are starting to dip and the other 3 eggs still have a bit of room left and the air sack hasn't started to dip yet.

 

[katie246]

I can see 5 out of the 6 eggs have dipped and I can see the ducklings pushing on the air sack but no pips yet should I put them I the hatching bator or wait till they internal pip as they are early.

 

[katie246]

Also I have stopped turning