Well I candled and my 4 little embryos and they are still alive. And the tempature is seeming more stable. It is still air, and I haven't tried putting it in a closet. I guess that would make sense putting it in a closet with possibly less tempature fluctuations. These were some very expenive eggs so I really hope they hatch. I hatch lots of eggs from my birds all the time, but this would be my first time with shipped eggs and they were $60, I admit I'm a bit disappointed in the fact that only 4 embryos developed, but I'll be happy with what I have. I think I'm going to order more on Sunday and take my chances one more time.
I hope you both have good luck with your duck eggs. These tempatures are just so out of wack, I went to my brooder to find my babies chirping and hundled together, the hottest spot was only 80 degrees. Of course I still can't believe that the average tempature dropped 40 degrees overnight, did you have a big tempature swing like that in Ohio?