So I just went into my room to grab somthing and of course check the incubator that is in there. I grab what I need, check the temp and I am halfway to the door when I hear a peeping noise! Impossible! They dont even go into lockdown until tomorrow! I race back to the bator and sure enough out of 15 or so (have to check removed a few yesterday) duck eggs I have 3 pips! And a pip on one of the 12 chicken eggs that I slipped in too!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? Can they really hatch 4 days early? I have been over my dates a dozen times! I keep everything carefully written down in a notebook just for this and there is no way I am mixed up!
I opened up the bator added more water to make the humidity come up. And now I am going to leave them alone and hope for the best!
Anyone ever have eggs hatch so early? This is my first time with duck eggs. At first I though maybe the temp was a little to high for the whole incubation period and maybe that made them start hatching early but I keep a log of that too and it has not gotten over about 101 at all so unless both of my thermos are wrong.......
Any thoughts?
I opened up the bator added more water to make the humidity come up. And now I am going to leave them alone and hope for the best!
Anyone ever have eggs hatch so early? This is my first time with duck eggs. At first I though maybe the temp was a little to high for the whole incubation period and maybe that made them start hatching early but I keep a log of that too and it has not gotten over about 101 at all so unless both of my thermos are wrong.......
Any thoughts?
