I GOT MY SEBASTAPOL EGGS - PIC'S!!!!!!

[Broke Down Ranch]

I have heard so many people do good with waterfowl and the Sportsmans but I never did have good luck. Mine would always get about 2 weeks into the development then would just die. My duck eggs were the worst. I wonder if maybe they get turned too often in the Sportsman....? But I have known people that have fine results with them

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

You know with the Muscovy eggs, I've gotten the BEST results (100% hatches) with hand turning them twice per day. That's it...and they always do well...

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

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See, that's what I mean. I hand turn my waterfowl 2X's a day and sometimes will totally forget to turn at all. And they pop like popcorn. I put them in the big bator where they turn religiously and they all die...

 

[turbo]

We use a big redwood incubator and have to turn by hand. Takes at 15 -20 minutes to turn them sometimes.

 

[tnkinhunting]

I have heard those redwood incubators were great - never seen one tho! We thought we were the cats "meow" when we got our used Sportsman and I'll have to say it stays right on at 99.5 and humidity at around 55%.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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See, that's what I mean. I hand turn my waterfowl 2X's a day and sometimes will totally forget to turn at all. And they pop like popcorn. I put them in the big bator where they turn religiously and they all die...

Yeah, maybe it's because they (the moms) don't get off the nest & jostle the eggs as much?? I'm not sure...

 

[tnkinhunting]

GRAPHIC PICS - I looked at the four eggs and one was possibly 2 weeks into development - the other three were probably 2 weeks from hatching? I really don't know but well formed but lots of yolk and stuff - I took pic's - I really hate it when they just die like this - check these out and let me know what you all think - maybe we can learn something.

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4th

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

I had some like that last year....they didn't have eyes or anything....but they died in the shells....I'm not sure & I'd like to know the answer, too...

 

[pips&peeps]

The one died very early.

It looks as if one died right before hatching and the other two a week or so before hatching.

With all the liquid in there, I think your humidity was way too high. They have to dry out a little or they will drown when the pip.

 

[tnkinhunting]

They had not pipped, the membrane was not broken on any of them - I had to puncture it to get them out.