Incubating Ducks in the classroom

[rdickens]

Good Morning! My class and I are in need of help - about 2.5weeks ago we ordered duck eggs from an out of state Hatchery. At this point our eggs should be about 16days in, but 3 or 4 of our eggs appear to be further along than the 16 days when candling. Here are a few candling pics of where the air cell appears to be showing closer to the 25 day mark, please let us know your thoughts????

 

[eggbert420]

I don't see any pics.

 

[rdickens]

 

[rdickens]

I am sorry, we are having problems posting pics....still working on it

 

[rdickens]

First pic is the one showing further along according to air cell????

 

[eggbert420]

Looks about right to me. What's the humidity like in your incubator?
Do you have a still air incubator or a forced air incubator?

 

[rdickens]

I have a Still Air and humidity has been at 48% since first day of incubation. Temp has been no higher than 100.0. I do have the option of getting another incubator to put the 3 further along eggs in, if needed. Just wondering what I should do and whether or not to start my further along ones into lockdown??

 

[eggbert420]

 

[rdickens]

Thanks, this is the actual chart we have been guiding off of and that is why we are wondering what we should do??

 

[eggbert420]

With a still air incubator there's going to be areas that fluctuate in temp an humidity. You can try rotating them around .