duck incubating

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    do these eggs look like they are progressing correctly?

    This is my first time incubating duck eggs and they were put in the incubator on March 16th but fairly late in the day. I just candled them and I really don’t know what’s ‘normal’ or bad but one egg is significantly lighter then the others. I also can’t exactly see any embryos in the darker ones...
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  2. emdawnk

    Black Duck Eggs

    I had a duck that was broody, she’s not yet a year old. We let her sit on 12 eggs but they slowly got eaten down to 3. It’s the last week of incubation and it felt easier to move them to the incubator than separate her from my flock of 35 since I’m pretty sure the other ducks ate the eggs when...
  3. lavendermarie

    A Couple Questions on Incubating

    Hello! I want to hatch some duck eggs this year but I have a few questions first! I want to make sure I do everything right to ensure an easy, effective, and safe hatch. (I apologize in advance if these seem obvious to some! It’s only my third time using an incubator and would be my first time...
  4. P

    Duck eggs day 28 yet to pip

    Hi everyone, My duck eggs are on day 28 of their incubation and I haven’t seen any pips yet at all. When I last candled them on day 25 they were all well developed and moving lots
  5. auzzvacha

    duckling assisted hatch advice UPDATE: she is happily hatched and seems healthy!

    Hi I have a mallard duck egg that internally pipped on match 2nd (3 days ago) I started the incubation on February 2nd (so it was on day 24). I was worried because the air sac was smaller then normal, I think from too high of humidity during the whole incubation, between 55-65, other then the...
  6. Bonnierae123

    Day 28, temp suggestion

    Hey friends I have a quick question regarding a temperature for day 28. Facts: -Mandarin duck eggs - Day 28 -Internal pipe - no sign -External pipe- None -Little to no sign of movement upon candling -Float test - all positive and have certain wiggling. So it's clear that my ducks are alive...
  7. Bonnierae123

    Day 25 / small air cell.

    Is it too late. I've have 3 Mandarin eggs in a Janoel 12 incubator. I just candled them quickly last night ( day 24) without handling them much. The airpocket appears to small.... Like at candling Day 18 size. Is it too late to increase this air sac? I'm trying to increase ventilation by lifting...
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