Second shot - Using my own eggs - Hatching buddies?**LOCKDOWN**

Goat_Walker

I Am THE Crazy Duck Lady
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Ok, well my first time at incubbatoing was a total failure with half not being fetrtile and the other half either haveing messed up air cells from shipping or they just went bad.


So Im giving it another shot , using my OWN eggs.


Right now I have 9 eggs placed in date 9/7 - 12
10 eggs that I put in yesterday 9/20
and I have 7 eggs i put in 9/24


All the eggs are Magpie and cayuga crosses and Buff crosses. The only problem I might have is if they arent fertilized because My new drake prefers the buff and buff crosses . Im pretty sure that most are fertile though.


So Ill keep you all updated when I candle every 3 to 5 days. Wish me luck and I need hatching buddies!!!!!!!! And Im sorry I havent gotten candeling Pictures up, ill try to tonight or tomorrow.


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Good Luck!
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I set my on the 21st. I decided to use my own right from the start to get it right, really dont know what will happen I made alot of mistakes to begin with will see what happens by day 7. I have started collecting just in case. Ive never done this either. But really plan on getting it totally right. Good Luck.
 
Good luck to you too! I have room for a little over a dozen more of my eggs, im just hoping that my boy has been doing his job!
 
Hi goat...I hope all your new babies hatch.
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I will be giving my first attempt at egg incubating as well in the next week. My incubator (brower top hatch) will arrive tomorrow. I will be receiving my fertile mallard eggs in the mail next week. Heres the hitch...my first try will be attempted in front of 7 developmentally challenged jr high students. There is no room for failure on my part...What is the best humidity and temperature? ive heard humidity everywhere 50-86% for the first 25 days and then up to 60-95% for the last 3 days. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be much appreciated. Any of the little tips that you wish someone would have told you on your first hatch would be helpful...
 
Ok! Well I have due dates!!!

I have 2 eggs for the 10/7

2 due 10/8

2 due 10/9

1 due 10 /10


The reason these dates are like this is i was at a relaitives for a few days and instead of placing hte eggs in the eggs basket they placed them straight into the bator
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But I do hav 10 due 10/18

and 7 due 10/22
 
I placed 10 eggs from my female rouen mix that I found after I lost my wonderful pekin drake to a suspected hawk attack. So I am with you
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