JUNE - JULY HATCH-ALONG!!!!!!!

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

@Mixed flock enthusiast , crossing my fingers for you.. hoping they all hatch.. I'm not giving up by any means, just got to figure out what I did wrong, the ones that I got from a friend had the most non-fertile.. his Roo might have been napping my flock, out of the 7 chirping in the guest room, 6 are from them. Just depressing when you'd hoped for a good hatch.

Awww, well good news about your own babies! If your friend’s flock is having fertility issues then it’s hard to blame the incubation technique! Hopefully they will get the rooster issues worked out...

 

[starri33]

, just had one of my eggs in the small incubator hatch.. , so that isn't a total fail.. I had a feeling I could as the humidity has been staying fairly stable.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

, just had one of my eggs in the small incubator hatch.. , so that isn't a total fail.. I had a feeling I could as the humidity has been staying fairly stable.

Yeah!!!! That’s encouraging!

 

[starri33]

that it is, I got the hatching eggs from my friend to add new blood to the flock and then I bought some Easter Egger eggs from someone else to add some color, my flock is growing and I am going to need to start selling some of the eggs to support their eating habits..lol.

 

[AquaDuck]

Best of luck with your muscovies - they have such a long incubation time!!! What day were the air cells drawn on?

On day 27. Some are very small, and some are ok. Muscovies tend to dip heavily within the last 5 days though, so it's not a lost cause. Will have to look out for yellow goo and internal drowning before pipping.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

On day 27. Some are very small, and some are ok. Muscovies tend to dip heavily within the last 5 days though, so it's not a lost cause. Will have to look out for yellow goo and internal drowning before pipping.

Oh you are so close then!

 

[Enigmius]

Ok. My eggs are starting to feel real light. It’s getting close to putting some of the eggs in the lockdown-incubator. None have internally pipped.
But one of my eggs has me a little worried.
There is a weird darker spot on the egg way below the aircell, but when I candle the egg, the dark spot appears lighter than the surrounding. Is this something I should worry about?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Ok. My eggs are starting to feel real light. It’s getting close to putting some of the eggs in the lockdown-incubator. None have internally pipped.
But one of my eggs has me a little worried.
There is a weird darker spot on the egg way below the aircell, but when I candle the egg, the dark spot appears lighter than the surrounding. Is this something I should worry about?

I’m hoping that someone with more duck experience than me will respond...

 

[Enigmius]

Ok. My eggs are starting to feel real light. It’s getting close to putting some of the eggs in the lockdown-incubator. None have internally pipped.
But one of my eggs has me a little worried.
There is a weird darker spot on the egg way below the aircell, but when I candle the egg, the dark spot appears lighter than the surrounding. Is this something I should worry about?

I guess my fear is that it is trying to pip in the wrong spot due to malposition. Although, it isn't even supposed to go into the lockdown-incubator until tomorrow. That would mean that it would be 3-4 days early anyhow. That can't be right, could it?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I guess my fear is that it is trying to pip in the wrong spot due to malposition. Although, it isn't even supposed to go into the lockdown-incubator until tomorrow. That would mean that it would be 3-4 days early anyhow. That can't be right, could it?

They can be early, especially if temperature were too high. However, if you don’t see internal pips in the other eggs then that’s probably not the case. When you candle, do you still see movement in this embryo? Are you planning to hatch on their sides or large end up? If you are hatching on their sides, then you can position this egg so that you can see the bruised area, in case it is pipping there. Other than keep a closer eye on this guy at lockdown, I don’t think that there is a lot that you can do at this point...