Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Goin Quackrrs]

thats horrible!!! omg....so sorry!

I'm taking a break from bantam birds for a while. Not sure if my heart can take it.

Bad news...I candled the egg and saw that the veins had disintegrated and there was no longer any movement. It's gone.

I'm so sorry.

They turned a year old back in march but they consistently laid eggs every day since they started back in august of last year.

Hmm. I'm stumped. They should be viable enough by now.

I have to dry hatch all my eggs because the relative humidity is about 50% in the house (Pacific Northwest). I've heard it can be quite successful! I'm dry-hatching my shipped duck eggs and out of 14 that were developing I still have 11 due in a week and their aircells look great!

Wow, your house stays more humid than mine. My hatching room sits at about 35%, so I don't dry hatch. I should try it once just as an experiment.

No, he's the only one in WA state. There's another I've been in contact with but she's all the way out in Illinois and I'm not even sure if she still has any left for this season.

What really gets me is Dan (the breeder) knew that his calls needed help hatching but never told me until it was too late. He breeds show quality so their bills are just too small to crack the shell. If I'd only kept candling and watched its activity rather than locking the incubator and walking away I might still have a baby.

I know, I know...hindsight is a real killer. I'm still going to try and get a call duck this season, if only I could find someone that had viable eggs. But this late into summer I doubt that I will. :/

There's someone in Auburn: http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/grd/3839381523.html

Also Olympia: http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/grd/3866688694.html

 

[angiert]

Bad news...I candled the egg and saw that the veins had disintegrated and there was no longer any movement. It's gone.

sooo sorry!

 

[angiert]

I just can't believe that it made it all this way and then died...that's two out of two eggs that died on my watch.

My fiancee said if this happened we could try again with a better quality incubator...I know that's the reason this happened. I just couldn't keep the temps stable. But even so, that one little guy made it all that way, I thought he'd be okay...

Ugh.

i used a 34 dollar little giant still air incubator with the thermometer it came with and a humidity gauge for reptiles....i was scared to death the whole time!

 

[angiert]

Quote: i ordered my eggs from ebay....from a lady named duckhousedogs..... they are mixed up pet quality ducks, no pure breeds but she packed them awesome and out of 15 i got 8 and wouldve had 9 if i wasnt such a dummy and waited to long to help.... i think she still has eggs coming... ebay sends me emails about call duck hatching eggs and i had two this am

 

[ducklover87]

Hmm. I'm stumped. They should be viable enough by now.

Me too. I put them in lockdown and will see if anything happens. After this I'm giving the bator to my uncle to see if there's anything wrong with it electric wise as he used to be an electrician. If anything he'll at least be able to fix my fan so it stops quitting on me.

 

[Marty1876]

Just had to post this.

 

[Marty1876]

Amykins, sorry about the eggs. Do you want some other eggs? I can give you a nice variety...maybe a duck egg or two, plus checkens, and a turkey egg or two.

 

[Amykins]

I'm taking a break from bantam birds for a while. Not sure if my heart can take it.
I'm so sorry.

Hmm. I'm stumped. They should be viable enough by now.
Wow, your house stays more humid than mine. My hatching room sits at about 35%, so I don't dry hatch. I should try it once just as an experiment.
There's someone in Auburn: http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/grd/3839381523.html

Also Olympia: http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/grd/3866688694.html

Oh, thank you so so much! I'll check it out, those posts were from a while ago, I hope their hens are still laying...their calls don't look as high caliber as Dan's but at this point, I couldn't care less as long as they have that same affectionate personality I love so much.

Amykins, sorry about the eggs. Do you want some other eggs? I can give you a nice variety...maybe a duck egg or two, plus checkens, and a turkey egg or two.

I'm literally tearing up with gratitude, thank you guys so much...Marty, unfortunately it's call ducks or nothing, since they're so small and we only have room for one or two of the little ones. I just wish I could give back to you what you've done for me, I really do!

 

[mickiebon]

Hope I'm doing this right. Someone else suggested I ask this question here too. Originally asked it on the duck thread:
Duckling with swollen webs?

Anyone seen this before and know what to do... if there is anything to do? Hatched today, Muscovy. Only one foot is like this.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Hope I'm doing this right. Someone else suggested I ask this question here too. Originally asked it on the duck thread:
Duckling with swollen webs?

Anyone seen this before and know what to do... if there is anything to do? Hatched today, Muscovy. Only one foot is like this.

I've never seen a foot like that before! I hope someone who knows better can come along and help!