Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[Mashallaharabia]

Absolutely, they get in the pool, come back in damp and hydrate the eggs that way, they turn the eggs as needed,control the temperature, and the mothers and our drake as well are vigilant parents.

 

[subhanalah]

Do you mean below the air cell in the gap between where it looks like his head and bum are or one on the dipped lower side where the actual air sac is?

on the dipped side where the air cell is. You have more room over there without hurting the duckling, hopefully.

 

[MuscovyLover]

on the dipped side where the air cell is. You have more room over there without hurting the duckling, hopefully.

Thanks. Just wanted to confirm that before I did the wrong thing. I'm feeling extremely responsible for the other guy not making it.
I'll do that tonight.
Thanks heaps again xo

 

[MuscovyLover]

do you have a adult female muscovy duck they hatch the eggs and protect the duckings

I do but she's currently sitting on 8 of her own eggs. They're not far off 30 days so I'm worried she'll throw this egg down from her nest and kill it.
It is her sisters egg and she would have none of it when she was getting her nest organized.
I would love to put this guy under her. She knows EXACTLY what he needs.

 

[Lacrystol]

Thank you. I just needed someone else to say it. I'll wrap him up and bury him ahortly.
The egg is just chilling out. Moving around in there and showing no signs of peeping. Day 39 today! Jeebers :-/
Given that the first egg hadn't absorbed the yolk, is it possible these two are just slow developing?

Do you have a Fan or NO fan? Get your humidity up, rise it to 70

 

[MuscovyLover]

Do you have a Fan or NO fan?  Get your humidity up, rise it to 70

There is a fan in the incubator yes.

 

[Lacrystol]

Safe Holes should be at the TOP of the larger end of the egg, Not to the side not to the dipping section. Right on TOP... Very Small hole no bigger then the tip of a pen point. It's ONLY used to help them breath so they can escape.. It Gives them a Spot to aim for..

Light will come in the hole and boom they can aim for it.

 

[Lacrystol]

There is a fan in the incubator yes.

Personally, I do not have my temp that low, I usually have mine at 100. But since you are already past your due date, I would be SKEPTICAL as to why they are being delayed because of the low temp???

 

[MuscovyLover]

Personally, I do not have my temp that low, I usually have mine at 100. But since you are already past your due date, I would be SKEPTICAL as to why they are being delayed because of the low temp???

100 tanslates to 37.7 here and that's 0.2 higher than they were at incubation.
This is so frustrating (not you)! Everything I read said to drop the temp to 36.6-36.9 for lockdown and then everybody keeps telling me different things.
Some say high, some say low. This poor guy has been all over the place because I can only learn this stuff from others, and mistakes I make as I go.
I honestly have no idea what to do from here and have no clear plan because of this and am ready to throw my hands up in the air! I just want him safely out :-(

 

[Lacrystol]

Well maybe I can help you figure this out the one you lost is he in the Same group??