Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[stargazingmommy]

Have one more duck egg in the incubator and tossed the two chicken eggs incthere. After 15 days there was nothing in them.

The baby duck was gorgeous. Dark brown like my Drake wit a half black half yellow bill

 

[70%cocoa]

I'm really sorry about the little one with the broken yolk.

It most likely broke the yolk itself, moving about in the egg. I had one do that a week out from hatch day.

You did your best and as much as anyone could hope to do

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

I didnt know they could break their yolks

this is one thing I dont like about hatching

Im sorry SGM (stargazingmommy)

 

[70%cocoa]

I would say that breaking the yolk is pretty uncommon. Nothing to worry about routinely. Just unlucky with this little one

 

[stargazingmommy]

Is there anything that can be done to prevent it? Diet change, supplement etc

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

70%cocoa :

I would say that breaking the yolk is pretty uncommon. Nothing to worry about routinely. Just unlucky with this little one

its still a scary thought

 

[JazminesZoo]

 

[70%cocoa]

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I don't think so. You didn't do anything wrong. Breaking the yolk would have been out of human control. I really think it's just an unlucky thing this time.

To try to get the best hatch all you can do is feed your adults a good quality feed with fresh greens and keep them happy with enough room and water and in a fairly clean environment. If you're already doing that then i wouldnt change things. Then do your best to get incubation conditions right. Putting eggs under a hen, as you did, gives the best chance of success.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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JZ, what kind of ducks do you have? and what breed is the one in your avatar?

 

[stargazingmommy]

70%cocoa :

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I don't think so. You didn't do anything wrong. Breaking the yolk would have been out of human control. I really think it's just an unlucky thing this time.

To try to get the best hatch all you can do is feed your adults a good quality feed with fresh greens and keep them happy with enough room and water and in a fairly clean environment. If you're already doing that then i wouldnt change things. Then do your best to get incubation conditions right. Putting eggs under a hen, as you did, gives the best chance of success.

The ducks eat layena with the chickens.
They get scratch mixed with it, rolled oats, lots of greens, grasshoppers weekly, worms, free range, oatmeal made with milk mixed with fruit. Peas. tons of peas.​