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

[NatureChica]

Fingers crossed for you darling.

 

[Ravynscroft]

There's an external pip!! e

Yay!! You'll have fluffnuggets by morn!!

Sorry, I kept missing your posts... been sick last couple days and really out of it... :/

 

[AmyLynn2374]

There's an external pip!!

Well, I don't think that we will be having our other two hatch. I should have left her alone. Cause at some point she got off the eggs and let them go cold. Cold cold. Got up early to check her and the eggs were cold and I see no movement at all. As soon as I opened the kennel she went back to the nest. I put them back under her just in case, but I saw absolutely no movement and they were so active last night. I could just kill her, and I am so mad at myself for not just leaving things alone.

 

[scflock]

I am so mad at myself for not just leaving things alone.

I haven't read in a while. How many did she end up hatching?

 

[lazy gardener]

There's an external pip!!

It may yet take a long while before it hatches.

Well, I don't think that we will be having our other two hatch. I should have left her alone. Cause at some point she got off the eggs and let them go cold. Cold cold. Got up early to check her and the eggs were cold and I see no movement at all. As soon as I opened the kennel she went back to the nest. I put them back under her just in case, but I saw absolutely no movement and they were so active last night. I could just kill her, and I am so mad at myself for not just leaving things alone.

Live and learn. Don't beat yourself up. If you hadn't moved her, perhaps the others would have driven her off the nest and killed the chicks. They may yet hatch.

 

[WVduckchick]

My hens (pullets actually) refuse the nesting boxes and have one spot against the wall that they ALL prefer to lay. The eggs stay clean and I know where they are, so I've let them. Next spring I am redoing the nesting boxes and going to attempt once more to get them to use them. I do plan on moving her to the kennel once they hatch-thought about trying again tomorrow since moving her at night didn't work but I don't know. Maybe I'll go back out and try. My original girls in my first coop were/are the same way. They would only use one nesting box and all 8 would lay there.

My duck was laying in different spots, usually she would lay in the same spot for a week, then pick a new spot, following week, another new spot. So I built her a little shelter, and she started using it the following day. Now she has laid her egg in it every day for a little over a week, I think.

I lost Ravyn's duck eggs... they are gorgeous! I still haven't gotten 2 in the same day from Juice. She rarely skips a day now though.

There's an external pip!!

Looking forward to good news this morning!!

Well, I don't think that we will be having our other two hatch. I should have left her alone. Cause at some point she got off the eggs and let them go cold. Cold cold. Got up early to check her and the eggs were cold and I see no movement at all. As soon as I opened the kennel she went back to the nest. I put them back under her just in case, but I saw absolutely no movement and they were so active last night. I could just kill her, and I am so mad at myself for not just leaving things alone.

They could still hatch...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I haven't read in a while. How many did she end up hatching?

My first broody, the banty did wonderful. All three hatched out healthy. The night before, when I checked and saw internal pips I shut her in the cage she was nesting in and she was happy as pie. Her's are 2 weeks old tomorrow. It is so cute seeing them out with all the rest running around. For the most part all the others are pretty good with them and my spitz roo is wonderful! He's very "protective" and keeps an eye on everyone.

My spitz broody I tried moving to the kennel to get her of the main nest last night because both of her eggs were internally pipped. After I moved her she went right back to zombie mode, so I was hoping natural instincts would keep her on them, but at dawn I went out to check and both eggs were really cold. When I opened the kennel she went right back to the main nest. I candled and neither moved but I put them back under her.

It may yet take a long while before it hatches.
Live and learn. Don't beat yourself up. If you hadn't moved her, perhaps the others would have driven her off the nest and killed the chicks. They may yet hatch.

My duck was laying in different spots, usually she would lay in the same spot for a week, then pick a new spot, following week, another new spot. So I built her a little shelter, and she started using it the following day. Now she has laid her egg in it every day for a little over a week, I think.

I lost Ravyn's duck eggs... they are gorgeous! I still haven't gotten 2 in the same day from Juice. She rarely skips a day now though.

Looking forward to good news this morning!!


They could still hatch...

I rechecked after they warmed back up and there is now movement in both, so it's a waiting game. It was literally just getting light when I went out this morning, so I am hoping she wasn't off more than a couple hours. My main concern is what the cold would do with the membranes and air supply left in the air sac considering they were internally pipped before 6pm yesterday. Their repiratory system should have slowed when they got cold, so theoretically they should have been using less oxygen, but it also means they were using oxygen with no normal progression, so I don't know how it will go. All I can do now is sit back and let nature/fate/God decide which way it will go. Thinking if they make it and hatch and momma takes care of them and doesn't mess this up of naming them "Frosty" and "Chilly".

 

[WVduckchick]

I rechecked after they warmed back up and there is now movement in both, so it's a waiting game. It was literally just getting light when I went out this morning, so I am hoping she wasn't off more than a couple hours. My main concern is what the cold would do with the membranes and air supply left in the air sac considering they were internally pipped before 6pm yesterday. Their repiratory system should have slowed when they got cold, so theoretically they should have been using less oxygen, but it also means they were using oxygen with no normal progression, so I don't know how it will go. All I can do now is sit back and let nature/fate/God decide which way it will go. Thinking if they make it and hatch and momma takes care of them and doesn't mess this up of naming them "Frosty" and "Chilly".

Glad there is still movement. Maybe they weren't as cold inside the egg as it feels like to us. Frosty and Chilly would be cute names.

I'm a bit confused though. You moved the nest to the kennel, but I guess you didn't shut her in it? You were just moving her to get her off the main nest, so the others would leave her alone?

 

[rossfam06]

OMG!!! I just heard the sweetest little peeps coming from inside the bator, I looked through the window and no pips yet but atleast 1 has pipped internally, hopefully more than 1

That's one of the best feelings!!!! I love listening g to little peeps coming from the incubator.

Omg, I can't keep the humidity up above 46, WTH??

Are you sure your hydrometer is not going on the fritz??

I have read that!!  And yes, I could drop one... as long as its onto something soft.  
I watched a wonderful documentary on wood ducks, and it is so cool how they jump out of the tree to find momma.  Unreal to think they instinctively know to do that so young. 

So your telling me in spring time when I hatch my wood ducks I have to drop them??

Yeah, hard to know until you're in that position, lol...
That is awesome!!!
My friend said that her young male sounds like a little bass drum when he gets excited or is content... when they give him treats he does that sound, lol...
Hear, Hear!!! Excellent post and very important points, Pyxis!!

Even in "domesticated" animals, their animal natures should never be ruled out as well... animals are very instinctual and will revert to those if stressed/scared, etc...

I will be in the spring time!!! I sad now.....

There's an external pip!! e

Yay!!!!! e. About time!!!

Yay!! You'll have fluffnuggets by morn!!

Sorry, I kept missing your posts... been sick last couple days and really out of it... :/

Oh no!!! I hope you feel/get better soon!!! Being sick is the worst feeling ever.

 

[scflock]

My first broody, the banty did wonderful. All three hatched out healthy. The night before, when I checked and saw internal pips I shut her in the cage she was nesting in and she was happy as pie. Her's are 2 weeks old tomorrow. It is so cute seeing them out with all the rest running around. For the most part all the others are pretty good with them and my spitz roo is wonderful! He's very "protective" and keeps an eye on everyone.

My spitz broody I tried moving to the kennel to get her of the main nest last night because both of her eggs were internally pipped. After I moved her she went right back to zombie mode, so I was hoping natural instincts would keep her on them, but at dawn I went out to check and both eggs were really cold. When I opened the kennel she went right back to the main nest. I candled and neither moved but I put them back under her

Just the fact that you even know that a broody egg was internally pipped proves that you never heard a word I said
Good luck on those 2