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[sherylreno]

Thanks Elizabeth. I'm really thankful for everyone on here. It's like we live in a huge house and get to talk all of the time. Okay, back to the real world but I thought it was kinda neat.

 

[chicharomirinda]

Sorry I have no hatching advice to offer, sheryl but I'm sure someone that does will pop in here.


Here's a cool welsummer egg we got today.


The 8 on the left are welsummer. I think 3 of the 4 may be laying.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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I did wrap a damp paper towel around him after your last post. He is still moving and breathing but hasn't made any progress on zipping out. The fourth one is almost completely zipped now and is pushing hard to get out. He/She needs to zip another half inch though to be able to push all the way out. The hinge is still hanging in there. It will be out in the next 20 mins though I bet.

We are just at the end of day 21 though so I may get more.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Sheryl the best advice I can give you is to read ChooksChick's Incubating cheat sheet, here...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubation-cheat-sheet

I was nervous for you from the beginning when you mentioned how high the humidity had been but too high for a short time isn't as bad as too high for a long time. Plus Duck eggs should be at 100 degrees from what I've read. Although a couple of degrees either way is not a disaster. Too much humidity kills more chicks than too little does. However waterfowl can handle more humidity than chicken eggs can. Higher humidity during hatching is the important part. Read her article. It is very good.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Just set up part of my brooder

. Does anyone have an order that i can tag on 1 or 2 i know its late but wortha try.

Any hatch updates?

Seth, did you get the message I sent you? There are a couple of black/lav split ameraucanas available if you want those in addition to your 6. But I need to know soon so I can tell Candy. And if you want any of the BLRW that Elizabeth is getting, let us know so we can divide them up right.

 

[sherylreno]

Thank you Sunny. I read the article and it looks good for me. The temp has been steady at 99.5 majority of the time, there were only 2 times it went to 100.5 and the humidity went to 45% but it's staying steady right where it should the rest of the time. With water fowl the humidity needs to be above 50% but below 60%, we have it a steady 55%. There was not way to do a dry incubation though with a air fan incubator from what I read and it seems the same way in the article as well.

I know the ducklings are alive and well though, they move all over the place in there. I know I can mist the eggs a bit and that will increase the air cell, perhaps I should do that tonight?

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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No problem. Now maybe you can do me a favor?

Please tell me how to put these adorable Yokohama chicks down? I just can't seem to do it!

Oh Sunny, sooooo sweet! Can you sex by that dot? Do you have one of each? Love hatching season!

 

[SunnyDawn]

Quote: Oh Sunny, sooooo sweet! Can you sex by that dot? Do you have one of each? Love hatching season!

I'm hoping I have 1 of each! I think the combs are a better indication but I'm guessing at this point.


Sheryl misting them will not increase the air cell. It will do the opposite.
I did not realize you had a fan in your bator. Most 1st time hatchers go with a still air but from what I have read about them I would avoid a still air. 99.5 to 100.5 is just fine. I don't see any problems. If you have candled and they are all moving why are you nervous? You have ventlation right? I think you need to relax and don't expect 100% perfection. Even momma ducks have less than perfect hatches. I would wait until lockdown to mist the eggs though if your humidity has been fine.

 

[sherylreno]

Thanks Sunny, I just candled them and all 8 of them are fine. They all moved around and the air cell is right where it's supposed to be. There's a web site that talks about hatching water fowl and they said when you mist the eggs it actually does the opposite of what you would think it would do. The moisture ends up being pulled from the egg and the egg cell increases. They recommend to do this only if the air cell isn't big enough for them to hatch correctly. I'm just a nervous mother I guess, being it's the first time ever for me doing this and they don't have lamaze classes for me to take.

That sure would be great if you can sex those 2 by their combs and the dot on the head.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Thanks Sunny, I just candled them and all 8 of them are fine. They all moved around and the air cell is right where it's supposed to be. There's a web site that talks about hatching water fowl and they said when you mist the eggs it actually does the opposite of what you would think it would do. The moisture ends up being pulled from the egg and the egg cell increases. They recommend to do this only if the air cell isn't big enough for them to hatch correctly. I'm just a nervous mother I guess, being it's the first time ever for me doing this and they don't have lamaze classes for me to take.

That sure would be great if you can sex those 2 by their combs and the dot on the head.

Sounds like everything is going exactly like it should then. I'd say you are gonna cause problems by intervening rather than just letting them be. Sometimes that's the hardest part is just waiting and letting them be. I don't follow that advice very well myself. It's really hard to sit on your hands and not mess with the bator. Seriously, this is when I get in trouble with my hatches, well that and a thermostat that needs help.

I can't seem to learn to leave the dang thing alone!