She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WVduckchick]

No way! Really?!
Congrats and good luck on the rest! I just noticed my first two pips on my batch of my own eggs.

Somehow I missed this post! You have any out yet?

 

[backyardmomma]

So will this be your first incubation? Have you read hatching 101? Shipped eggs are hard!! Are you familiar with candling? I'm not sure where to start with advice, lol. Do you need basic incubating advice or advice for shipped eggs? By the way, welcome to the thread!!

I know about candles I am looking for advice for increasing my success rate t e with shipped I will read that will it help with muscovy ducks I know the a bit different to hatch than chickens

 

[BYC910]

I know about candles I am looking for advice for increasing my success rate t e with shipped I will read that will it help with muscovy ducks I know the a bit different to hatch than chickens

You need to make sure you calibrate you thermometer and hygrometer before you set eggs . making sure you are at proper temperature and humidity is the most important thing in any hatch . Ravyn Fallen hatch's Call ducks which are different than large breeds of ducks but the concept is the same .She hand turns all her eggs . Shipped eggs are always a gamble and the average hate rate is 50% mostly due to damaged air cells in shipping even at short distances .try to find a source close enough to drive to and pick up the eggs it will increase your chances . Tag Ravyn for advice she is the go to girl when it comes to hatching duck eggs

 

[Pipe Dreaming]

Hey guys, should I cull this chick? It has a small amount of dried intestines that are prolapsed. He's making a bunch of noise, I don't think it can poop..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

okay I am new to raising anything getting a incubator from a friend who is also going to going to order me a dozen muscovy eggs I need as many to hatch as possiable they will be mail order. I will have to turn by hand the deal is I rasie them she gets half the meat. going to keep a breeding trio or one drake three girls if its possiable its a mix so they shouldn't be related. I need al the advice I can get. I don't know what i am doing

So will this be your first incubation? Have you read hatching 101? Shipped eggs are hard!! Are you familiar with candling? I'm not sure where to start with advice, lol. Do you need basic incubating advice or advice for shipped eggs? By the way, welcome to the thread!!

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Hey guys, should I cull this chick? It has a small amount of dried intestines that are prolapsed. He's making a bunch of noise, I don't think it can poop..

Looks like yolk sac remnants to me.

 

[Pipe Dreaming]

Should I try to remove it? I tried setting it in a coffee cup with wet paper towel to moisten it up so I could get a better idea of what I'm dealing with.. hard to tell from pics..

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Should I try to remove it? I tried setting it in a coffee cup with wet paper towel to moisten it up so I could get a better idea of what I'm dealing with.. hard to tell from pics..

Yeah, it's hard to tell from pics. I had one two hatches ago that had a little bit of yolk left when it hatched and it absorbed perfectly fine, but left a little ball of the remnants behind. It was like that, close to the body and you couldn't even see it unless you picked up the chick and looked so I left it alone. 2 days later it was still there so I touched it to see where it was attatched and it fell right off because it had dried up.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have advanced development in 2 of the silkie eggs so far as of 57 hours in. I can't see much on the rest of them. My Spitzhaubens are right on schedule and you can see the very first stages of develoment on them-or most of them. I can't see a single thing in the greens. Too dark and thick shelled.

 

[backyardmomma]

You need to make sure you calibrate you thermometer and hygrometer before you set eggs . making sure you are at proper temperature and humidity is the most important thing in any hatch . Ravyn Fallen hatch's Call ducks which are different than large breeds of ducks but the concept is the same .She hand turns all her eggs . Shipped eggs are always a gamble and the average hate rate is 50% mostly due to damaged air cells in shipping even at short distances .try to find a source close enough to drive to and pick up the eggs it will increase your chances . Tag Ravyn for advice she is the go to girl when it comes to hatching duck eggs

I did try to find them locally no one has them and I don't drive

 

[Lacrystol]

I don't know that my story will be very helpful but when I moved into this house it came with an indoor/outdoor cat that the previous tenants left behind. I was scared of him around the chickens because he would hunt mice and wild birds like crazy. But luckily it turned out that he loves the chickens and actually guards them. He chased a hawk out of the yard, all the way down the street. He will even sleep with them given the chance. It's so nice having a cat to look after them! Could you possibly trade the cat for a kitten or young cat that you could raise up with the chickens? Would your daughter go for that?
They were totally detached. And I showed Ravyn some pics because the eggs had these huge discolored spots on them and she said that's where the membrane separated from the shell. So they were really damaged. All I did was let them rest, pointy end down for 24 hours before setting. Then I set them in cut down cartons. Didn't turn the first 24 hours. The second day I tilted them at a 45 degree angle 3 times. On day 3 I started tilting them 5 times a day and that's what I'm doing still. They are still in the cartons and I will keep them in the cartons for now.
They are that bad, huh?! Oh boy!

WOW, I"M IMPRESSED, GREAT JOB.