My duck eggs hatching early!?!? Did I do something wrong?

[dawnh]

Just saw the yellow membrane move, but when I touched it, it was dry and leathery? What should I do?

 

[Lacrystol]

I just came in from cooping my ducks for the night. I paid close attention to the tail feathers. One large Peking has one curly feather, and one little white call. Guess that narrows down, "who's your daddy?"! My drake mallard could have been too before he went missing.

Who's your daddy. LOL, I guess we need to get them all DNA tested. LOL....

 

[Bsranch3]

Unless it's a still bator, begining should be at 50-55, but dry method there's little or no water the whole time. I find this is better results for those who have sticky issues.

So in mine which has a fan it should be 50-55 until hatching day, then closer to 70 correct?

 

[dawnh]

Still bator??

Yup xx

 

[Lacrystol]

And I went to the feed and seed today to buy new watering bases, only to end up with two Muscovy duckling! I really have to quit going there

It's not your fault, you have the disease, CGE. "can't get enough".. we all get it at one time or another, just let it flow threw your veins, there's no cure. No pill, no shot for it.. IT"S OK..

 

[Lacrystol]

Just saw the yellow membrane move, but when I touched it, it was dry and leathery? What should I do?

??? not sure what you mean? do you have it opened or something?

 

[Bsranch3]

Who's your daddy. LOL, I guess we need to get them all DNA tested. LOL....

Well so far they have all come out that black color so my boys are gonna say it wasn't them! Must have been that mallard drake, knocked em up and ran off! For shame!

 

[Lacrystol]

So in mine which has a fan it should be 50-55 until hatching day, then closer to 70 correct?

70 is OK, it could even be at 60-65 , I just won't go as high as 80...

 

[dawnh]

??? not sure what you mean? do you have it opened or something?

No, I can see it through the window. I have 2 that have problems, 1 has hit a vein, but I can see it rocking and hear it chirping, and another that has pipped the wrong end and has a yellow membrane.

 

[Bsranch3]

It's not your fault, you have the disease, CGE.  "can't get enough"..  we all get it at one time or another, just let it flow threw your veins, there's no cure.  No pill, no shot for it..  IT"S OK..

I would have ended up with some ameraucans too but I have 35 bantam chicks in my brooder in the living room now! Love my dang birds. Gonna have to start selling eggs though, or husbands gonna wanna eat them!