Problems incubating duck eggs. Help

[Fisherlmiranda]

Here's my little "bator" the temperature gauge is sitting right next to the eggs

 

[Emmaxx]

Are you opening any of your eggs after they've died? Sometimes this can give clues as to where your problems may be

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

Are you opening any of your eggs after they've died? Sometimes this can give clues as to where your problems may be

So that's a whole nother story, I did a little experiment, 4 eggs were unwashed, 6 of them were washed and sanitized with hydrogen peroxide, after seeing a man on YouTube wash and sanitize them. He said he has 100% hatch rating in a homemade incubator..... so the first 4 I lost were the unwashed eggs. One was a dud. And the next 3 all had infection. There was mold growing in between the egg shell and membrane on the inside. So I thought well I just gonna have to wash and sanitize them all. But then I lost a washed one. there was no evidence of anything in that one. All the little ducks are not malformed either.

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

Here's the mold

 

[Emmaxx]

I never seen that before personally so not sure what's going on.

@Eggcessive might be able to offer some insight

 

[WVduckchick]

Here's my little "bator" the temperature gauge is sitting right next to the eggs View attachment 1383987 View attachment 1383988

Sorry, I can't tell for sure, but are the eggs sitting upright, and are you turning them top to bottom each time you turn?

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

Sorry, I can't tell for sure, but are the eggs sitting upright, and are you turning them top to bottom each time you turn?

No they are laying on there sideways. And I'm turning them to the other side. Is this wrong? I assumed that was the way to do it after seeing people put x and o on opposite sides of egg

 

[WVduckchick]

No they are laying on there sideways. And I'm turning them to the other side. Is this wrong? I assumed that was the way to do it after seeing people put x and o on opposite sides of egg

Nope you are correct. I just couldn't tell from the pic. I was hoping you weren't placing the pointy end up every other turn.
Sorry...

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

I lost two more eggs today. This is so frustrating. This ones air sack was full of mold

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

I lost two more eggs today. This is so frustrating. This ones air sack was full of moldView attachment 1392935