the late night thread

[duckyfromoz]

Ihave some pekin ducklings pipping tonight!! YAY more babies..

 

[incubatingisfun]

ducky i know how you feeel i never sleep when theres pips can you post a pic

 

[duckyfromoz]

I will take some more arty pis when these guys hatch... My last Pekins for a while while I cncentrate on the Runners for a while.. and here i was thinking I would only be reading about all the peeps hatching on the other side of the word for a few months. i have 5 ducks laying eggs at the moment and no room left in the incubator already.

 

[incubatingisfun]

how big are the pips

 

[duckyfromoz]

Just the first crack they made so far... But i hope more will pip over night. The air cells are huge so I think they might be a bit dry. i have been trying to mist the eggs as well.

I like your avatar too by the way..

 

[incubatingisfun]

thanks what kind of inubator do you have
when my eggs pip i skip school

 

[duckyfromoz]

I have 2 hovabators. ( foam type ones ) One has a fan and auto turn racks- and the other is a still air I just use as a hatcher.

They might be cheap- but i hve had great hatches from them.

 

[incubatingisfun]

nice how do you clean it

 

[duckyfromoz]

I use a little dish washing liquid and a soft scrubbing brush. But I also use a cloth on the bottom of the bator to stop the mess too.

After I clean them- I leave them out in the sun for a while.

 

[incubatingisfun]

same here
have you noticed a drop in hatch rate every time you hatch some in styrofoam inubators