Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

[Starry Night Farm]

Not to worry friend. I dry incubate usually with humidity as low as 18%, only bring it up for lockdown. We always have great hatches. Most importantly, you may see nothing happen for a couple more days. And once they PIP it can take them a nailbiting long time until they actually zip that shell and come out. This is when I get busy doing other things or make myself a pot of tea and get a good book to read. It takes a lot of energy to make it out of eggs and they take a rest in between their work to get out. Happy hatching!

 

[chickfused]

There is definitely a baby kicking in the egg in the first pic. But I've never seen that egg wiggle. This is nailbiting journey for sure! I'll open up a new thread if I have anymore questions, instead of hijacking this purpose specific one

Edit: Hatching is happening!!! We have 2 wiggly eggs, 2 with movement inside, 2 cheeping and one pip!

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

What do y'all think of this egg? Been in the incubator for 6 days as of this evening. Pretty positive I saw a baby, just this look kinda threw me for a loop. Is this normal? It just looks weird for the egg to be "separated" in the middle.

 

[Starry Night Farm]

Check back in a week. Are you turning the eggs at least four times a day or with an egg turner? It may have a blood ring, which means it started to develop and then died. However, it doesn’t hurt to wait and check it in a week. If it looks exactly the same, it stopped developing.

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Check back in a week. Are you turning the eggs at least four times a day or with an egg turner? It may have a blood ring, which means it started to develop and then died. However, it doesn’t hurt to wait and check it in a week. If it looks exactly the same, it stopped developing.

Yes, the eggs get turned often, I think once every hour. Okay, hopefully it's okay and just looks funny.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

What do y'all think of this egg? Been in the incubator for 6 days as of this evening. Pretty positive I saw a baby, just this look kinda threw me for a loop. Is this normal? It just looks weird for the egg to be "separated" in the middle.
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It doesn't look promising, when you see blood vessels receding like that it's usually breaking down BUT anytime I'm unsure I mark the egg with a "?" and put it back in the bator to check in a few days. As long as it isn't stinky or weeping there is no harm in waiting.

 

[BenlynFarm]

Another question about the duck eggs in this incubator, do you decrease the temperature at lockdown by one degree?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Another question about the duck eggs in this incubator, do you decrease the temperature at lockdown by one degree?

No, I've never done that personally for any species I've hatched, waterfowl or not.

 

[BenlynFarm]

Day 14 and I see little duck feet! So sweet! But I’m a little worried about the air cells. They seem to be small for day 14.

 

[chickfused]

Feeeeeeet!

Ahem. Sorry.