Malpositioned/shrink wrapped duckling?! HELP!

[chickens really]

Opening eggs to early generally won't work. I hope you get something to survive..

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Thank you!!!
The only reason I was thinking about getting another is for them to automatically rotate them.

But I will definitely take your advice!

That isn't a bad idea! But depending on what incubator you have you might also be able to find a separately powered rotating tray to just set in the bottom.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Opening eggs to early generally won't work. I hope you get something to survive..

Sounds like they were actually really, really late, but I definitely agree that *most* chicks I have to assist don't make it, either because of my help or because they were just too weak already. Leaving them be really is the best bet most of the time.

 

[Tsam88]

If you have done anything wrong it's all the same stuff we all did wrong at the beginning. I'm still learning! It gets better but to hatch you've got to just know that you're doing your best, none of them would exist if it weren't for you, any healthy babies you get are +1 to your record, and any that don't make it are a learning experience that will help you next time.

Thank you thank you for your positivity!
It’s my sons birthday and he has been a mess watching us find one after the other dead.
These three are alive and are very strong and chirping and wiggling.

 

[Tsam88]

Sounds like they were actually really, really late, but I definitely agree that *most* chicks I have to assist don't make it, either because of my help or because they were just too weak already. Leaving them be really is the best bet most of the time.

The oldest one #2 that we helped last night was on his 33rd day, #4 was on his 32nd, and #6 on his 31st.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

Thank you thank you for your positivity!
It’s my sons birthday and he has been a mess watching us find one after the other dead.
These three are alive and are very strong and chirping and wiggling.

In my most recent and most terrible hatch (actually not entirely my fault - issue with shipping - but still hard to watch), 5 out of 50 eggs hatched, and one of the survivors was an extremely charming but HIDEOUSLY deformed cyclops thing. I loved him immensely and had to cull him while he was still active and happy because I knew he was doomed

It would take a mature kid to handle some of this stuff. Me and my hubby were both messes

 

[chickens really]

Sounds like they were actually really, really late, but I definitely agree that *most* chicks I have to assist don't make it, either because of my help or because they were just too weak already. Leaving them be really is the best bet most of the time.

If temp wasn't right they possibly are early...Understand? Hatching eggs the temp and humidity have to be correct to hatch properly.

 

[Tsam88]

In my most recent and most terrible hatch (actually not entirely my fault - issue with shipping - but still hard to watch), 5 out of 50 eggs hatched, and one of the survivors was an extremely charming but HIDEOUSLY deformed cyclops thing. I loved him immensely and had to cull him while he was still active and happy because I knew he was doomed

It would take a mature kid to handle some of this stuff. Me and my hubby were both messes

Oh my gosh I’m so so sorry!!
That sounds terrible!!

My daughter actually asked me, because I did forewarn her that this may not work and they may all pass when we started this whole thing, and some may be born with defects, if any with defects could live.

 

[CoturnixComplex]

If temp wasn't right they possibly are early...Understand? Hatching eggs the temp and humidity have to be correct to hatch properly.

Yes.

But it's doubtful this batch was going to be successful at this point and this late anyways. Understanding the factors that led to OP cracking into them this time is important to be able to change them for next go round, but I don't think there was much hope for the babies that didn't make it this time. How many of us, not knowing our incubator temp was off, would have just let it run an extra week our very first hatch without panicking? Not me, at least.

 

[Kiki]

X2 on the post above about not necessarily getting a new incubator, get and calibrate separate instruments.


I hope these guys make it for you.