I don't have an incubator, but hope to hatch a couple ducklings.

[My15Ducks]

The incubator itself is saying it's at 38.4°C. And occasionally goes to 38.3°F but starts heating up. Currently the thermometer from the incubator is not touching or close to eggs. I believe the fan is working as I can hear and feel it. Hoping as the house warms up again it will get back to ideal temps.

I would slowly (over a period of hours to give the incubator time to heat up) raise the temperature until your aquarium thermometer says 99.5 f. then monitor to see if the incubator continues to stay close to that temp

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

I would slowly (over a period of hours to give the incubator time to heat up) raise the temperature until your aquarium thermometer says 99.5 f. then monitor to see if the incubator continues to stay close to that temp

That's the plan, it's really cold today. Parts of my state were supposed to get snow yesterday and today or something.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

99.5°F! On 2 thermometers didn't look at the third. Incubator is set to 38.5°C

 

[pontoosuc]

don't stress about the viability of the egg. I've taken store bought fertile eggs, that were refrigerated, and put them under a broody and they hatched. Not 100% but I blamed that on the refrigeration. I would suggest what others have: buy a cheap incubator, borrow one, or find a friend that has a broody chicken or duck. Good luck - I hope you have a little baby soon!

 

[mannyc8771]

I unfortunately can't do that. I am willing to try to make one and want to. Just need ideas.

Cardboard box, some sand and a heat lamp, just make sure you rotate the eggs a couple times a day, and we have an extra incubator you could borrow if you're close to Marianna Florida

 

[My15Ducks]

Did you candle your eggs?

 

[Old farmer at bFADFarms]

There was a male duck right?

 

[Sic]

Well, I had a duck abandon a clutch of eggs after sitting for seven days, after a few hours I decided to candle them, found one that was alive, but at this point the egg was cold. I live off grid, no power, so I put the egg in my bra and that is where it stayed for 3 days until I could figure out what to do. I had a box of grabber hand warmers, so I used a cardboard shoebox with a handwarmer on the bottom, insulated with newfoundland hair, put the egg in there, topped it with more dog fluff, and another handwarmer on top and closed the box. I turned the egg occasionally, checked the temperature of the egg only by touch, didn't have a thermometer, best guess when to change the handwarmers, had a lot of temperature fluctuations over the course of 3 weeks, kept the box on my bed at night so anytime i woke up i could check on the egg, sometimes the egg was very warm, sometimes cool, the egg hatched successfully, she's the duck in my profile pic, she is eight years old. I think people put too much emphasis on constant temp and humidity, all I can say is nature sometimes finds a way.

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

Cardboard box, some sand and a heat lamp, just make sure you rotate the eggs a couple times a day, and we have an extra incubator you could borrow if you're close to Marianna Florida

Thanks for the offer! I am far far from there tho. Also I have a cheap incubator now, and thanks for the incubator ideas!

 

[AngelinaThePekin8]

Did you candle your eggs?

Yes, they all have development all looked like 9 day old incubated eggs, had veins and the like, Angelina's and another egg seemed a bit odd, Angelina's just seemed possibly slower, while the other egg had 2 dark blobs that moved around a lot when I moved the egg. Which is a little worrying. I will candle the eggs again today when I must them if I do mist them. Doing some research on the misting part still.