I had an assortment of chicken, khaki, Muscovy and goose egg in my bator. According to calendar.. The khaki ducks and chick Should have started hatching 5/2 through 5/15, the geese starting 5/11 and the Muscovy hatching 5/16.
The bator was checked several time a day for stats... Had auto turner.
Twice I found the bator had been unplugged and started cooling. On 4/30, I took the turner out hoping they survived and put them on lockdown. There is obvious dark spots in the duck eggs (body or egg rot I don't know for sure) there is no major foul odor and I've smelt eggs that exploded!
I'm not good at candling... I did candle them at day 8 and 14. I could see the web of vessels and no obvious blood rings. Even saw movement
. I have never had a successful bator hatch, only my broody girls. I have Just a basic Lil Giant Still air.
I did the floater test today 5/13 and all but 1 stayed at the surface. The one that didn't just kept bobbing. I don't want to autopsy if by some chance they survived. How much longer do I give them?
Any thoughts?
The bator was checked several time a day for stats... Had auto turner.
Twice I found the bator had been unplugged and started cooling. On 4/30, I took the turner out hoping they survived and put them on lockdown. There is obvious dark spots in the duck eggs (body or egg rot I don't know for sure) there is no major foul odor and I've smelt eggs that exploded!
I'm not good at candling... I did candle them at day 8 and 14. I could see the web of vessels and no obvious blood rings. Even saw movement
I did the floater test today 5/13 and all but 1 stayed at the surface. The one that didn't just kept bobbing. I don't want to autopsy if by some chance they survived. How much longer do I give them?
Any thoughts?
