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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: ukphil on April 12, 2010, 06:26:44 pm

Title: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 12, 2010, 06:26:44 pm

One of my appleyard eggs have piped on day 26 ???

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: jameslindsay on April 12, 2010, 06:30:04 pm

I have had day 25 before and they hatched and grew perfectly well so don't give up. Good luck.

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 12, 2010, 07:15:29 pm

Quote from: jameslindsay on April 12, 2010, 06:30:04 pm

I have had day 25 before and they hatched and grew perfectly well so don't give up. Good luck.

I'll keep my fingers crossed :o,, :) :) :)

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: whitby_sam on April 12, 2010, 09:34:34 pm

I usually take my duck eggs off the turner at day 25 and then up the humidity. More often than not they pip on day 26, or 27 at the very latest.

I have an RCOM SURO so it keeps the temperature and humidity constant at whatever I set it to. I've been told (and found myself) that you get best results at 37.2 degrees and 50% humidity days 1-25 and then up the humidity to 70% for days 25-28.

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 13, 2010, 10:07:52 am

Quote from: whitby_sam on April 12, 2010, 09:34:34 pm

I usually take my duck eggs off the turner at day 25 and then up the humidity. More often than not they pip on day 26, or 27 at the very latest.

I have an RCOM SURO so it keeps the temperature and humidity constant at whatever I set it to. I've been told (and found myself) that you get best results at 37.2 degrees and 50% pipping days 1-25 and then up the humidity to 70% for days 25-28.

Hi Sam, All the eggs are pippin today, This is what i did 45% humidity 1-25 and then up the humidity to 70% 25-?? temp 37.5

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 14, 2010, 07:02:43 pm

10 ducklings in the brooder :) just a 2 more to go ;D

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: little blue on April 14, 2010, 07:16:07 pm

pictures??!
; )

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 14, 2010, 08:10:23 pm

I think 2 dident use the yolk will they die ???
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ukphil_2006/tn_S1050726.jpg)
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ukphil_2006/tn_S1050723.jpg)
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ukphil_2006/tn_S1050725.jpg)

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: jameslindsay on April 14, 2010, 09:05:46 pm

They are great, I thoroughly enjoy the whole experience. :&> :&>

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 14, 2010, 09:26:51 pm

Is that the yolk in the last photo ???

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: whitby_sam on April 15, 2010, 01:04:11 am

Have had chicks and ducklings "leave" more than that and they're happy and healthy so I wouldnt worry too much. As long as you get them into the brooder as soon as they're dry and fluffy they should be fine. Don't forget to "show" them how to drink by holding their beak in the water for 2-3 seconds...

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: ukphil on April 15, 2010, 10:44:32 am

Just started showing them the drinking water so they can go in the big brooder today
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ukphil_2006/tn_S1050734.jpg)
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ukphil_2006/tn_S1050731.jpg)

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: egbert on April 15, 2010, 10:49:58 am

Beautiful!

I would love to have ducks, but we have no water and I would need to keep them in a pen somehow.

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: jameslindsay on April 15, 2010, 10:51:06 am

With all these ducks you are in for a lovely smell any day now ha ha. :&>

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: doganjo on April 15, 2010, 06:22:35 pm

Quote from: egbert on April 15, 2010, 10:49:58 am

Beautiful!

I would love to have ducks, but we have no water and I would need to keep them in a pen somehow.

  Neither had I at my last house - an old bath is fine - a ramp up to it for them, and make sure you keep the plug on a chain so you can drain it and hose it out.

Title: Re: Duck egg pipping day 26
Post by: Lavinia on April 15, 2010, 10:08:55 pm

Awww they look beautiful.... but James is right about the smell.....lol