Preparing to set call and pekin duck eggs! Hatch day should be March 4, 2021 if all goes well!

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

They really did not think that design through very good.
I mean for people who are adamant about never opening the incubator that's fine.
But with calls and the possibility of needing to assist you want to be able to watch what's happening.
Regardless of that..
It's also a pita when you have one that's already hatched, if it's motivating around in there and knocking eggs around against the edge. It's hard to get that little booger out without an egg rolling out of it.

I definitely agree. I’ve had the problem with eggs trying to roll out as well.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I'm planning to incubate some Call Ducks and Geese this Spring. I'm reading threads on incubating both in preparation. I incubated chicken eggs this past summer and fall. I have the NR360 and love it! Whenever I decided to incubate Seramas, the breeder told me that Brinsea is what she suggested for their very gentle turning. I ended up getting the Brinsea Maxi Advance II and really like it a lot. The turner was very gentle. I planned on incubating the Call Ducks in that. I can't wait to see pictures of the ducklings on this post! This will hold me over until Spring. So exciting...... Well, I seriously doubt my Ducks would be too excited if they knew the plan, but I can't wait

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Yes, I definitely know what you mean. I am always worried about that as well. I usually just lift the lid with one hand and stick an egg in with the other but that is very nerve wracking. Thankfully I’ve never accidentally smashed any but I’ve came close. One time I was holding the lid in one hand and an egg in the other hand and the back of the lid slipped, moved foreword, and the turner tipped up. An egg came a couple of inches from being smushed. I just try to be very careful now.
The lid in my opinion is also not a good design for when taking out ducklings because when I have quite a few in there and I have to take the lid all the way off then I’m trying to round up all ducklings. Since it is just me, I have a terrible time trying to round them up fast enough before one jumps out of the bator. I actually have had a few jump out before, and since my incubator is on a high counter top they have came very close to falling off.

I’ve learned to work around those things by:

1. lifting the lid straight off and setting it behind the incubator when I remove it
2. Putting a barrier around the incubator when I remove ducklings so they don’t jump to their death
3. If I have an egg near the edge I make sure to put my hand near that edge to catch it if it rolls.

Uh-huh.
I have done and learned all of that too.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

I'm planning to incubate some Call Ducks and Geese this Spring. I'm reading threads on incubating both in preparation. I incubated chicken eggs this past summer and fall. I have the NR360 and love it! Whenever I decided to incubate Seramas, the breeder told me that Brinsea is what she suggested for their very gentle turning. I ended up getting the Brinsea Maxi Advance II and really like it a lot. The turner was very gentle. I planned on incubating the Call Ducks in that. I can't wait to see pictures of the ducklings on this post! This will hold me over until Spring. So exciting...... Well, I seriously doubt my Ducks would be too excited if they knew the plan, but I can't wait

Yay! You are going to have so much fun! Thanks so much for following! I am so excited as well! I keep thinking about all the duckling snuggles! I’ve been watching duck hatches on YouTube to hold me over! I hope your hatch goes well this spring, I will definitely have to follow it! My ducks are always jealous when i incubate.

 

[Painted Calls]

The only thing I don't like about the looks of that one, those little duckies can really jump and get on top of things faster than you think they would. I can see a little webbed foot getting down in that fan the way that is placed.
Even on the nurture right some of us that got some of the early models had to request a rubber piece that covered the fan because it had that issue. People were reporting little chicks getting their heads up in that fan because the spaces were too big.

This is why I'm thankful for y'all. I didn't even think about that.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

Uh-huh.
I have done and learned all of that too.

Yeah I wish they would come up with a new lid design like you said. It would be very helpful.

 

[Painted Calls]

This is the place you're talking about? I could easily fix that if so. Definitely don't want meat grinded babies.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I also have an Incuview. It has nice tall sides which I love. I had issues with it holding a stable temp, according to my calibrated thermometer, but I had a wonderful hatch rate of early hatchers (due to high temp spikes). I'm pretty sure that my temp crazy unit is far from their normal.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I forgot about Runners! I NEED some bowling pins with feet in my life. It's probably not safe to keep Runners with Calls though, right?

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

Well here’s some photos of my calls (the parents of these eggs)
These eggs are all either from my snowy or my grey call hens
For colors I have blue fawn, blue fawn pied,

snowy, grey, white, pastel, and black bibbed.

so I’m guessing these ducklings could be blue fawn, grey, black bibbed, pied, or blue fawn pied. Is this right?