Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[casportpony]

What humidity did you start at?

-Kathy

 

[rey99]

86 degrees on the wet bulb

 

[casportpony]

The wet bulb numbers confuse me, lol.



Does this chart match what you think your RH was?

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

Please excuse our candling and photography skills-they aren't that great. When I try to shine through the side it ends up just one solid shadow.


Egg A (trying to go from the side, the air sack is large and clear when I shine up through it). This egg and Egg C has this split thing going on-notice how the bottom half of the egg seems empty? Is that normal?


Egg B


Egg C (has the smallest air sack)


Egg D

Looks like you have a Sticky issue

 

[rey99]

That's what I'm afraid of. Can I correct it before they hatch? If so, how?

Kathy-I have no idea what the relative humidity is/was. All I have is the wet bulb to go on (rookie mistake #23 for this batch? *sigh*)

 

[casportpony]

Have you seen these threads:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-air-cell-detatched-shipped-eggs
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This one is for chickens, but might have some useful info in it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

That's what I'm afraid of. Can I correct it before they hatch? If so, how?

Kathy-I have no idea what the relative humidity is/was. All I have is the wet bulb to go on (rookie mistake #23 for this batch? *sigh*)

Well I have tried SEVERAL experiments, but none of them are set in stone yet to be a guarantee. I have a sticky one right now that I'm working with, it's due in two days, I'm hoping my experiment works, so far it's still alive.

You see when they get sticky, that gooy stuff basically suffocates them. There's not a whole lot you can do once it happens, however, I am trying to find a solution. So far only ONE temptation of helping a sticky baby has worked. so if your up for an experiment we can give it a twirl.

Hopefully this one that I have now, is still alive when I get home, if so that's good then it's been over 24 hours and a good possibility that the experiment is working..

Sticky babies will need help and LOTS OF cleaning..

IF my current experiment works, we can try it on your eggs. Let me know when your Three days before due date is...

 

[casportpony]

Sounds interesting... you know how I *love* experiments!

-Kathy

 

[rey99]

I found those and have them saved. So much information!! I love it! I just wish I'd thought to look for it before I started the eggs-I went off the instructions the incubator came with and it just said 99.5 degrees, 86 for the wet bulb, and 27 days for Muscovy.

The eggs are 21 days along-should I change anything now or wait? (I was thinking of lowering the humidity a little until lockdown but no idea if that would actually do anything or just create more issue)