Hi folks,
I am not new to hatching waterfowl, but I've never incubated call ducks. I've read so much about difficulties in hatching these kind of ducks that I am a little concerned.
To cut the story short, I've got 4 hatching eggs arrived today via the post, currently resting the pointy end down prior to being put into an incubator. At least 3 of them have got detached air cell and one is badly scrambled.
I am going to use my trusty Borotto Lumia 8 incubator that turns the eggs by tilting them (not actually turning), so they remain the pointy end down at all times before the lock-down. My questions is whether to use the advice from internet and switch off the "tilter" for the first 5 days or not. I guess that the advice assumed that the eggs are on their side rather than upright. I wonder whether this would make a difference.
What are your thoughts/experience?
I am not new to hatching waterfowl, but I've never incubated call ducks. I've read so much about difficulties in hatching these kind of ducks that I am a little concerned.
To cut the story short, I've got 4 hatching eggs arrived today via the post, currently resting the pointy end down prior to being put into an incubator. At least 3 of them have got detached air cell and one is badly scrambled.
I am going to use my trusty Borotto Lumia 8 incubator that turns the eggs by tilting them (not actually turning), so they remain the pointy end down at all times before the lock-down. My questions is whether to use the advice from internet and switch off the "tilter" for the first 5 days or not. I guess that the advice assumed that the eggs are on their side rather than upright. I wonder whether this would make a difference.
What are your thoughts/experience?
