Setting Eggs Sept. 24th-Oct. 4th-Last Hatch of the Year. Anyone care to join me?

[Lescas5795]

I have a lot of chirping going on, they sure do take their sweet time hatching all the way out of their eggs lol I saved a shrink wrapped baby today so I'm happy

 

[novanod1966]

well today is wednesday and it's also day 20 for my duccle eggs.... oh i do want them to hatch ....i like the look of those chickens.

for some reason i've had a terrible track record with "fall" hatching....4 chicks outta 25 eggs. granted they were shipped eggs but still?????
last spring using the same incubator i hatched silver sebrights, valley quail, golden pheasants, ringneck pheasants, gambel quail, and mexican speckled bobwhites. it seemed every egg hatched... then along came late summer and i hatched 1 silver sussex outta 6 eggs. then 4 speckled sussex outta 19 eggs.

now my 1st hatch of duccle eggs of 4 didnt produce any and my 2nd hatch of duccle eggs are in lockdown(4 eggs).

my temps are around 99.3 - 99.5 with humidity ranging from 50 to 40%. i bump the humidity up to 60 to 65% at lockdown (2 different incubators w/ fans in each)

PLEASE let my eggs (duccle and call duck) hatch......

 

[WaterFowl209]

Hi, no not yet I have a staggered hatch with these so I believe I got 2-3 more days but I sure hope they hatch, I only have 2 eggs so I'm really counting on these lol
I also actually have some silkie eggs from SQ parents in there too but they are only on day four4 their suppose to be lavenders,blacks,blues and splashes

 

[Lescas5795]

We are on Day 21 and I woke up to a pip!!! There may be another one that has pipped but the way it is sitting in the egg carton I can't tell if it is just part of the shell or a real pip.

 

[Brookhavens]

well today is wednesday and it's also day 20 for my duccle eggs.... oh i do want them to hatch ....i like the look of those chickens.

for some reason i've had a terrible track record with "fall" hatching....4 chicks outta 25 eggs. granted they were shipped eggs but still?????
last spring using the same incubator i hatched silver sebrights, valley quail, golden pheasants, ringneck pheasants, gambel quail, and mexican speckled bobwhites. it seemed every egg hatched... then along came late summer and i hatched 1 silver sussex outta 6 eggs. then 4 speckled sussex outta 19 eggs.

now my 1st hatch of duccle eggs of 4 didnt produce any and my 2nd hatch of duccle eggs are in lockdown(4 eggs).

my temps are around 99.3 - 99.5 with humidity ranging from 50 to 40%. i bump the humidity up to 60 to 65% at lockdown (2 different incubators w/ fans in each)

PLEASE let my eggs (duccle and call duck) hatch......

Have you calibrated your hygrometer and thermometer lately?

 

[Lescas5795]

well today is wednesday and it's also day 20 for my duccle eggs.... oh i do want them to hatch ....i like the look of those chickens.

for some reason i've had a terrible track record with "fall" hatching....4 chicks outta 25 eggs. granted they were shipped eggs but still?????
last spring using the same incubator i hatched silver sebrights, valley quail, golden pheasants, ringneck pheasants, gambel quail, and mexican speckled bobwhites. it seemed every egg hatched... then along came late summer and i hatched 1 silver sussex outta 6 eggs. then 4 speckled sussex outta 19 eggs.

now my 1st hatch of duccle eggs of 4 didnt produce any and my 2nd hatch of duccle eggs are in lockdown(4 eggs).

my temps are around 99.3 - 99.5 with humidity ranging from 50 to 40%. i bump the humidity up to 60 to 65% at lockdown (2 different incubators w/ fans in each)

PLEASE let my eggs (duccle and call duck) hatch......

 

[chicks4fun]

I am on day 19 1/2 and have an external pip already. It is on the egg that had a hole and I filled it with wax! I outlined the aircell at lock down and the pip is below it...

that is a great pic- - - very cool you saved the egg with wax, good luck!

 

[chicks4fun]

We are on Day 21 and I woke up to a pip!!! There may be another one that has pipped but the way it is sitting in the egg carton I can't tell if it is just part of the shell or a real pip.

 

[chicks4fun]

I have two chicks bouncing around the incubator. They still look wet or at least not at all fluffy (it's been about 12 hours since hatch). The humidity is dropping and I have two eggs with pips. I really want to take these chicks out and add a sponge or something. I keep trying to add water with a straw but I can't seem to bump up the humidity.
Any suggestions?????

 

[Roxanneinla]

wowza!!! this thread been really busy..it'll take me a bit to catch on up here...memo to self start reading on page 116 when get back from dropping off child to school..

Be back later and more coffee..till then crossing fingers for all the good news