Incubating duck eggs….every egg has two air cells

[SelfSufficientMe]

Hi. Second round hatching duck eggs. 4H project for my son. First time with a hovabator that I borrowed from a school ag department. It has a turner. The eggs are in pointed end down. Two egg cells have formed. One at each end. The smaller end has the larger air cell. The larger end has a small air cell. Is there any way to get rid of the other air cell? Will removing the tuner and laying them on their sides kill them? I have 28 eggs going strong at 14 days. They’re welsh harlequin and welsh/khaki mix. Thanks for any advice. I’m in Florida. Temp at 100 degrees celsius and humidity around 55%. Bottom air cell is ideal size at this point.

 

[Jenbirdee]

@New duck mommy 2021

 

[casportpony]

Can you post some pictures of them being candled?

 

[SelfSufficientMe]

Can you post some pictures of them being candled?

 

[SelfSufficientMe]

Small air cell is large end of egg. Larger air cell is small end of egg.

 

[casportpony]

Small air cell is large end of egg. Larger air cell is small end of egg.

That looks like one air cell to me.

 

[KathiQuacks]

I don’t think that’s an air cell at the small end. It just looks like a patch without many veins yet, which is perfectly normal to have now.

 

[WoDia]

Your eggs are fine. Just 1 air cell in the large end. That’s fluid in the small end.

 

[SelfSufficientMe]

That looks like one air cell to me.

Lol well I am still new to this. Geeze I see it now. The small end looks transparent a bit. Is my air cell too small?

 

[SelfSufficientMe]

That looks like one air cell to me.

Thank you. I did handle the eggs and take them out because I was going to move the tray but I put them back in the tray and I will continue to let it auto turn. Hopefully I didn’t handle them too much to affect them.