Sneaky Pekin

[BullChick]

These are my main acute questions:

1) How many days am I looking at incubating the remaining three assuming they are around the same age?

2) Are mini automatic incubators good to use?

It looks like the others will only be a day or three more.
Yes, that incubator should be fine.

 

[harmonymw]

This is what happened:

I had an opportunity to check her clutch and there were only four eggs. She previously had ten. Three were intact and one was partially opened. When I picked it up, blood leaked out and I knew something was very wrong. I considered leaving it but I didn’t think there was any way it would survive because it’s yolk was hanging partially out. I assumed either the other ducks or the chickens ate the other eggs because there is no trace of them. This one honestly looked pecked. When I carried it inside, it sort of rushed out of the broken shell like it was being born with fluid and yolk and blood. I held it in my hand and it took about four breaths.

 

[harmonymw]

It looks like the others will only be a day or three more.
Yes, that incubator should be fine.

Oh god now I feel like I should’ve left it alone. But idk if it was safe in there. I feel terrible.

 

[harmonymw]

It couldn’t have lived with the yolk like that, right?

 

[harmonymw]

I should take the other three out, right? Something is obviously happening to the clutch.

 

[BullChick]

It couldn’t have lived with the yolk like that, right?

Yes.

Momma either knows they are duds (she will eat them), or something is just being mean.

 

[BullChick]

I should take the other three out, right? Something is obviously happening to the clutch.

It doesn’t hurt that you did.

 

[thumper650]

I'd at least isolate Mom from everyone, if I can be of any help I'm not too far away and will be around later. Sorry this is happening.

 

[harmonymw]

Thanks, guys. Didn’t know she’d eat them if they weren’t viable. I wonder if that’s what happened to the others. I’m going to see if I can isolate her.

 

[Anime2lover]

These are my main acute questions:

1) How many days am I looking at incubating the remaining three assuming they are around the same age?

2) Are mini automatic incubators good to use?

I dont use a mini incubator so I cant tell you.