I have a chick that is only on 19 days of incubation!!! HELP !!!

[WVduckchick]

That actually would make things worse... if you spray inside the incubator you should make sure that you don't spray the actual eggs... when water evaporates off the shell it actually pulls more moisture from the egg, causing it to dry out even more....

Yes, that's why you spray goose eggs during incubation to get them to lose moisture. Sounds counterproductive, but it really isn't.

Agree!

 

[NevilChick]

That actually would make things worse... if you spray inside the incubator you should make sure that you don't spray the actual eggs... when water evaporates off the shell it actually pulls more moisture from the egg, causing it to dry out even more....

And thank you for sharing that. Always learning something. No matter how many years you raise animals, there is always more to learn. Guess my old way was best after all. Put them in and let them hatch!

 

[Ausdotte]

It has been an interesting thread, I am going to try the coconut oil instead of the wet paper towel next time

 

[WVduckchick]

It has been an interesting thread, I am going to try the coconut oil instead of the wet paper towel next time

It's very common to think that a wet paper towel would be a good thing. I'm sure many of us did it before we realized what was really happening with it. It's all a learning process.

 

[Ravynscroft]

It's very common to think that a wet paper towel would be a good thing. I'm sure many of us did it before we realized what was really happening with it. It's all a learning process.

Yep, I did it at first... til I figured out it was just like flapping a wet washcloth on a hot day to use to cool off with... that's when it clicked why the poor chicks were shivering so bad when they hatched out on that wet paper towel...

 

[Smuvers Farm]

How are we looking OP?

 

[bobbi-j]

And this is the beauty of BYC - the respectful sharing of information so people can learn from the experience of others.

 

[Angela Thomson]

Wow. Y'all are great! I loved reading this and y'all helping this little chick! I want to try to hatch my own ducks now! Ha!

 

[tjb]

very interested in how the chick is doing? Can you update us?

 

[Saber327]

It hatched and drying now and I think it's a girl thank you so much you guys