I suck at this! (im crying alot right now!) Are they alive? *PICS*

[DUCKGIRL89]

I am OK at the duck thing, feeding, watering, takeing care of the ducks. But I completly SUCK at hatching their eggs.

while I was at my dads house, my mom was takeing care of my eggs in my incubator, and they all died!

I think they are atleased. All of them are turning dark and they are no more cute little heart beats

 

[anderson8505]

Aw! it's okay!!! I've read that hatchin' ain't easy, and I'm two weeks away from learning how good or bad I've done.

Don't be hard on yourself. Read up on duck hatching and try again someday.

 

[dadsdeercamp]

We all have bad hatches at times just keep on trying. You will get it.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Thanks! Ive read up all I can I hatching, it was going good till I went to my dads and forgot to fill the tray... Oh well, I hope I can do better in spring...

 

[Arielle]

You have all winter to read, red and read some more. I read for months before I had the courage to try. ANd I still read so I can have better hatches.

Look at pete55's info.

And pick a couple things from this one to read.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7235628


Like this one.
http://sp.uconn.edu/~mdarre/4-hpoultry/helpfulhints.html


Go for it next spring.! I am.

 

[curvy karmii]

Are you sure they are dead? Eggs turn dark when the growing chick/duckling starts to fill the space inside. What day are you on? Can you still see any veining?

 

[riane'smimi]

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I would give them another day or two. I hate loosing hatches but it happens to all of us at some point

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

I never have the heart to throw the egg out until im SURE they are dead. So wait! If they were dead there would be no veining?! I see some! Alot more then when I left! But there was no heart beats?! Should I candle some a post pics?! You guys are awesome!!!!

 

[vebyrd36]

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Hay give ur self a pat on your back. At least you are trying something others will not attempt. As far as hatching duck eggs you will get it. I started with chicken eggs. Trsut me I stil have lots of issues. This summer was crazy. I had trouble with humidity and temp. I use a still air only. I prefer the simple bators to the fancy ones. In the winter I was putting eggs in a towel in the bathroom with the shower one when we lost electric for a week. Luckly I hatched 20 out of 30 of those chicks.

ncubation

Quick Start

Temperature:
101.5 degrees F. in a still-air incubator
99.5 degrees F. in a forced air incubator

Humidity:
Chickens: Relative humidity should be 50 to 55%. Some say to raise the humidity the last three days to 58%. Guineas are the same.
Waterfowl: Relative humidity for goose and duck eggs is 63%, raise the humidity the last three days to 70%.

 

[Melissa Rose]

It is hard to see the heart beat once the chick starts to really develope too