Shaws call duck incubation thread (hatch a wonderful(worthless to Ralphie) dux thread)

[Fields Mountain Farm]

That is precious Have you read Pete's guide to hatching over in the geese forum sticky's?

Yep.. several times, along with Pyxis guide to assisted hatching and WVs on humidity..
My go toos..

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Wow.. That one was really in there tight. How is the other one doing?

It showed me a big yawn and stuck it's tongue out at me. I may cut outta here early to keep an eye on it if at all possible.

I have one I think is heading that way. Not sure how to know and react to that problem though. I see no movement and it's full.

I saw movement and peeping this morning and thought it would surely either pip or I could open it at morning break. . if it had just held on a little longer! No way to really know cause I don't know when it internally pipped for sure it was so cramped in there.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

It showed me a big yawn and stuck it's tongue out at me. I may cut outta here early to keep an eye on it if at all possible.


I saw movement and peeping this morning and thought it would surely either pip or I could open it at morning break. . if it had just held on a little longer! No way to really know cause I don't know when it internally pipped for sure it was so cramped in there.

Oh good! I hope you can go home early to be there when it hatches!

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Oh good! I hope you can go home early to be there when it hatches!

Exactly. Dux not work!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Exactly. Dux not work!

 

[CayugaJana]

View attachment 1354235 View attachment 1354236 View attachment 1354237 I have a baby brooding table lol.
DD bought this used last weekend but it's not in the greatest shape. She has since found one she likes better so we are giving her the money for it and keeping this one.

Look at that cute black ball of fluff

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Minor good news here, while my iffy egg still seems dead my iffy runner up moved. The one that seemed packed in there wrong, now seems to have a bit of space to move anyway. So looking like 7 going into lockdown confirmed alive.

Now to decide when to lock down! I tried turning some of them but they roll back.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Look at that cute black ball of fluff

How are your littles doing btw? I bet they're getting big...

 

[CayugaJana]

View attachment 1354505 oiled and peeled back the membrane hoping by chance I was wrong and it was just being still. . no luck. Wow it just didn't have any space left at all. Safety hole didn't help I guess because it couldn't extend its bill beyond the membrane. The tip was literally right up against the inside of the shell poor baby
BUT it's a risk opening them up also so at least it's a learning experience.

dang it. Darn if you do, darned if you don’t.

 

[CayugaJana]

How are your littles doing btw? I bet they're getting big...

They are bigger than this now. They are doing great. It’s crazy how differently they act towards you when you hatch them and they see you first.