Mare's Illegal Cute-ness (Call Duck) Chat Thread!!

[Luv Ducks]

How early do you do church that it's still early enough to eat breakfast afterwards.

We used to have a 8 am service but now only have Sunday School at 8:30 and Church at 10. Covid hurt our attendance. We stopped at around 11:30 to grab something since Church is an hour away and I had been up since 6 am with nothing to eat.

 

[muddy75]

Several internal pips today….no externals or hatches yet

 

[muddy75]

I made the mistake of trying to check a couple times today before refilling the pool and feeding momma lovey was not happy with me

 

[Strawberry74]

I know there is one internal pip as of this morning that happened overnight. I think there is another, but not quite as prominent. The other two are still moving a bit on the air cell line.

At what point does anyone intervene on those last two that haven't internally pipped. I wonder if they are not able to get through the membrane?

Also, at 12 when I get home from work, if the 2 aren't externally pipped, I will make a safety hole. What precautions do I take while I have the egg outside of the incubator?

 

[Painted Calls]

I know there is one internal pip as of this morning that happened overnight. I think there is another, but not quite as prominent. The other two are still moving a bit on the air cell line.

At what point does anyone intervene on those last two that haven't internally pipped. I wonder if they are not able to get through the membrane?

Also, at 12 when I get home from work, if the 2 aren't externally pipped, I will make a safety hole. What precautions do I take while I have the egg outside of the incubator?

I've never had one not internally pip. Maybe @WVduckchick or @shawluvsbirds can help you there.

As far as your second concern, just don't keep it out for a long time and don't drop it.

 

[Strawberry74]

Nothing... nothing to report! As of ~7 pm this evening we will be entering day 27. Two internal pips, 2 safety holes, 2 eggs with shadowing. 1 three day behind egg (the other quite yesterday). I was hoping to have a picture to show!

 

[WVduckchick]

Nothing... nothing to report! As of ~7 pm this evening we will be entering day 27. Two internal pips, 2 safety holes, 2 eggs with shadowing. 1 three day behind egg (the other quite yesterday). I was hoping to have a picture to show!

There is no need to make a safety hole is it hasn’t internally pipped first. The point of a safety hole is to give more time AFTER internal pip if one is taking longer than expected, and we get afraid that it may run out of air in the air cell. If it doesn’t internally pip on its own, it’s not getting air anyway, so a safety hole is unnecessary.

Maybe your incubator is running a little cooler than expected? They can take an extra day or more if the temps were a little low. If they are still moving, be patient.

 

[Strawberry74]

There is no need to make a safety hole is it hasn’t internally pipped first. The point of a safety hole is to give more time AFTER internal pip if one is taking longer than expected, and we get afraid that it may run out of air in the air cell. If it doesn’t internally pip on its own, it’s not getting air anyway, so a safety hole is unnecessary.

Maybe your incubator is running a little cooler than expected? They can take an extra day or more if the temps were a little low. If they are still moving, be patient.

Thanks! All 4 are still moving this morning. I only made safety holes in the two that internally pipped Sunday evening. The other two seem to be making progress but no internal pips yet. Temps 99.5 on the incubator and the thermometer inside shows 100.

 

[Strawberry74]

Prepare for overwhelming cuteness!

Two babies are out! A butterscotch and a magpie. One quit yesterday (couldn't internally pip ). One black magpie internally pipped and working hard to join her siblings. One white egg still on course to hatch this weekend.

I also received my shipment of 16 more today! Well it was only fifteen but they threw in an extra! 6 penciled, 4 pastel, 3 blue bibbed, 3 snowy!

I have a duckling/duck addiction

 

[WVduckchick]

Can you find her? Pretty good camo, I’d say.

Spoiler: Zoomed in