Shrink wrapped ducks?? What should I do?

[ALHmama]

You know a good bit Doctor lol. I'm forever trying to hatch double yolkers from my chickens. Got any tips for that? I'm survival rate is 1 to 4.

I had a double yolker in the first batch, but it stopped developing early on :/

 

[Lacrystol]

You know a good bit Doctor lol. I'm forever trying to hatch double yolkers from my chickens. Got any tips for that? I'm survival rate is 1 to 4.

OH BOY NOW THAT's A GOOD CHALLENGE. you have to watch them SUPER close and get them out a little earlier then the due date. Both can't fit inside that shell at full term... WOW. That's Worst then the Call Duck challenge...

 

[Lacrystol]

I checked all 4 of them with the flashlight app and they all looked the same. Pitch black at the ends

Can't understand why they are taken there time. GRRR little stinkers. Musky's should only take 35 days. we are on day 37 and there lazy butts aren't doing anything to get out. GRRR.

Wonder if your gage is off? Try putting a new batter in see if the readings change any...

 

[ALHmama]

I only have one bator but when the hygrometer/thermometer is out in the house, it seems to be accurate with the thermostat :/

 

[Lacrystol]

The strange thing is, your ducks are LAZY at getting out but MAN, once the heads are out, they act like they have had a five hour energy drink, followed by three cups of coffee and A RED BULL.

All of a suddenly they have ALL this energy and get SOOO antsy on us, that they start breaking the rest of the shell off. Bleed all over and try to GIVE us Heartattacks..

 

[Lacrystol]

Your ducks are NOT normal. LOL

 

[Lacrystol]

Something is delaying them and I haven't found the obvious thing yet.. Did you say fan or no fan?

 

[Cindysid]

I have hatched 11 calls so far out of 24 eggs....they are not easy, but then again neither are 'scoveys'.. My neighbor gave me 18 eggs this spring and I only managed to hatch 5, but I had a bad thermostat which probably contributed to the problem. I had stickies too! Here are some of my babies:

 

[Lacrystol]

It's almost like they don't want to do the work of getting out, but once they are out. They are back to normal ducks. LOL. I think they may need some therapy. From start to finish..

 

[TiaRC]

OH BOY NOW THAT's A GOOD CHALLENGE.  you have to watch them SUPER close and get them out a little earlier then the due date.  Both can't fit inside that shell at full term...  WOW.  That's Worst then the Call Duck challenge...

I usually set 4 to 6 doubles and can get either one egg to completely hatch with twins or one chick from one and one from another. Never had problems with development. They go full term. I guess I must be waiting too long to help out. I have a set of Silkie twins that hatched. Paint twins at that. And when they stand next to each other half of each of their heads is black and white. The coolest thing ever. Lol just need my surivial rate to be better.