What breed are these babies? (Ducks)

LtDanFan

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Apr 16, 2025
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I just hatched out eggs from Ancona, Blue Swedish and saxony ducks i had shipped to me last month.
Only 1 of the labeled eggs (out of 21 eggs, only 3-4 were labeled with what i presume was breed- saxony ‘S’, blue Swedish ‘BSM’ or Ancona ‘A’) hatched, the others were either infertile or stopped developing at some point.
Based on the one i labeled, I presume these babies are all saxony, the labeled egg that hatched had an ‘S’ on it and these seem to match. Am i correct?
The other ducklings are Ancona and fairly obvious due to their random yellow and black patches. Any thoughts on how these babies line up with either Saxony or Blue Swedish babies?
 

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I have a Blue Swedish and when she was a duckling, she did not look like your babies. :)
That’s what i was afraid of. I have no idea why all of the blue Swedish eggs died, in addition to other ones that died. Is there something about blue Swedish eggs that make them particular or did my gamble in purchasing many times the number of eggs i needed to get the ducks i wanted just not pay off? Im giving them more time but i am not optimistic unless someone tells me that blue Swedish ducklings take longer to hatch than other ducklings.
 
That’s what i was afraid of. I have no idea why all of the blue Swedish eggs died, in addition to other ones that died. Is there something about blue Swedish eggs that make them particular or did my gamble in purchasing many times the number of eggs i needed to get the ducks i wanted just not pay off? Im giving them more time but i am not optimistic unless someone tells me that blue Swedish ducklings take longer to hatch than other ducklings.
Blue Swedish shouldn't take any longer to hatch than other ducklings, especially if they were all incubated together at the same time. Do you still have eggs in the incubator? If so, have you candled them to see what they look like inside?

I've never incubated shipped eggs, but I've heard it can be tricky due to their air cells detaching and not being in the right place. Sorry about your eggies. :(
 
Blue Swedish shouldn't take any longer to hatch than other ducklings, especially if they were all incubated together at the same time. Do you still have eggs in the incubator? If so, have you candled them to see what they look like inside?

I've never incubated shipped eggs, but I've heard it can be tricky due to their air cells detaching and not being in the right place. Sorry about your eggies. :(
Yes, i candled them today. Air cells have been stable since about 3-5 days in the incubator. None are problematic or jiggly at the moment. As far as i can tell, none of the remaining eggs have pipped internally, but I’m not experienced at candling. I definitely did not hear chirping when i made air holes. I was hoping that in case the blue Swedish eggs were laid beyond the others they may take a bit longer to hatch but i don’t know if this is just because they are behind developmentally or because blue Swedish are just not meant to hatch in my incubator.
 
Yes, i candled them today. Air cells have been stable since about 3-5 days in the incubator. None are problematic or jiggly at the moment. As far as i can tell, none of the remaining eggs have pipped internally, but I’m not experienced at candling. I definitely did not hear chirping when i made air holes. I was hoping that in case the blue Swedish eggs were laid beyond the others they may take a bit longer to hatch but i don’t know if this is just because they are behind developmentally or because blue Swedish are just not meant to hatch in my incubator.
You should see movement inside the eggs when candling after this many days in the incubator, if the ducklings are still alive. If you shine the flashlight up into the air cell, the ducklings usually wiggle around because the light is bright. You should also be able to see red veins if your flashlight is bright enough.
 
You should see movement inside the eggs when candling after this many days in the incubator, if the ducklings are still alive. If you shine the flashlight up into the air cell, the ducklings usually wiggle around because the light is bright. You should also be able to see red veins if your flashlight is bright enough.
I tried that and got nothing. No movement, and not even sure there’s anything in the air cell aside from a shadow. But they look nothing like the pictures I’ve seen so maybe they are no longer viable. I will give them the next couple of days that i am working and see what happens when i come over either sunday night or Monday morning. I cannot see veins, but i did see them when candling before lockdown.
 
I tried that and got nothing. No movement, and not even sure there’s anything in the air cell aside from a shadow. But they look nothing like the pictures I’ve seen so maybe they are no longer viable. I will give them the next couple of days that i am working and see what happens when i come over either sunday night or Monday morning. I cannot see veins, but i did see them when candling before lockdown.
Aw, I'm sorry. :(
 
You say you see a shadow. That is how some describe seeing an internal pip. Usually you can see the ducklings move at that stage. Dark room with cell phone flash light shined through the air cell is how I candle eggs.
 

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