Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[AgnesGray]

Oh my goodness i just want my bator back

Hopefully they'll be quicker than mine were!

 

[gmjarvi]

I have tons of external pips... How long till I have duckies?

Can you elaborate on your method for the duck eggs? I am reading all sorts of conflicting methods and will be setting duck eggs soon. I'm interested to hear your take.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Well... If you want to see how well your methods hold up cross country, I'm willing to participate in the testing phase, lol.

Noted! Stay in touch with me so I don’t forget.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

I can't wait to see how this works out for you.

Thank you!!

 

[Jules929]

Noted! Stay in touch with me so I don’t forget.

Will do!

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Looks like a darker blue to me, which is desirable over a light blue! At least I've heard that anyway.

Yes it definitely is. Especially if the blue feathers have dark lacing, but you can’t tell that until they feather in.

 

[FortCluck]

Can you elaborate on your method for the duck eggs? I am reading all sorts of conflicting methods and will be setting duck eggs soon. I'm interested to hear your take.

I've been basically dry hatching them. My humidity is about 20% to 30% depending on the humidity in the house.

I was spraying them from day 10 to day 15 with distilled water at room temp on a towel out if the incubator. After day 15 I sprayed them inside the incubator because I didn't have chicken eggs at the time. I sprayed them like that till day 18. After day 18 I'd turn them twice a day (I used my turner until day 14 because I had bantam eggs about to hatch). I stopped turning them on day 21.

After day 21 I haven't touched them. They're supposed to hatch on the 12th, but I have about 8 external pips and I hear a lot of peeping.

Feel free to ask me anything.

 

[FortCluck]

Thank you!! ❤

I need to find some dorkings I'm on the hunt

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Got a wrong end pipper.

 

[FortCluck]

Got a wrong end pipper. View attachment 2047037

That chick looks like it's going to help it