WVDuckchick's BYC Pond

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Give it time. You'll lose eventually. [/QUOTE One of the advantages of lots of trees. They saves me on a regular basis

 

[Sourland]

Trees are good. I taught my youngest grandson about the proper use of trees. Drove my proper son in law bonkers. The kid was whipping it out whenever he felt like it - Way To Go Boy !

 

[Jenniferlamar70]

Worst luck with this hatch. My incubator is a cheapie. Its forced air and even with the Vaseline my baby was drying out. Had to remove more shell and membrane since it was stuck to it. Been applying frequently and keeping humidity around 75 percent. Baby is still drying out. Removed more of the shell and could see lots of veining still. Put it back in the incubator went and checked on it and its pushed its head out. I can see that the yolk sac isnt completely absorbed. I don't want it prematurely pushing out of the egg but with it drying out I'm not sure what to do...

 

[MikeBaxter2.0]

Hey folks! Just caught up. Looks like there was some interesting topics discussed today.

 

[FridayYet]

Worst luck with this hatch. My incubator is a cheapie. Its forced air and even with the Vaseline my baby was drying out. Had to remove more shell and membrane since it was stuck to it. Been applying frequently and keeping humidity around 75 percent. Baby is still drying out. Removed more of the shell and could see lots of veining still. Put it back in the incubator went and checked on it and its pushed its head out. I can see that the yolk sac isnt completely absorbed. I don't want it prematurely pushing out of the egg but with it drying out I'm not sure what to do...

Any way you can get the humidity up higher? Spritz the walls of the incubator, warm washcloth etc? Good luck!

 

[FridayYet]

Hey folks! Just caught up. Looks like there was some interesting topics discussed today.

 

[Jenniferlamar70]

Any way you can get the humidity up higher? Spritz the walls of the incubator, warm washcloth etc? Good luck!

I placed the duckling in a small cup with a warm moist paper towel underneath. Its still partially in its shell. Hoping that will help I also added more wet sponges. The stupid fan hasn't turned off and I think thats whats drying it out. Usually I only use it to dry them after hatch but didn't have a choice this time.

 

[Hipshot]

Worst luck with this hatch. My incubator is a cheapie. Its forced air and even with the Vaseline my baby was drying out. Had to remove more shell and membrane since it was stuck to it. Been applying frequently and keeping humidity around 75 percent. Baby is still drying out. Removed more of the shell and could see lots of veining still. Put it back in the incubator went and checked on it and its pushed its head out. I can see that the yolk sac isnt completely absorbed. I don't want it prematurely pushing out of the egg but with it drying out I'm not sure what to do...

the more shell you remove the quicker it will dry out . it will happen in any incubator . the more air flow the quicker it will dry out . you might try covering it with shrink wrap or a damp paper towel. When I say cover I mean like a blanket . That might slow down the dry out. Keep it as moist as you can. I've had better hatches in cheap incubators than in my GQF cabinets what day is the egg on?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I just read it was their second highest rated show.... And ratings were highest last season..... It's all just politics...... Maybe some other network will pick them up.
I always watch them on CMT.

Yup. I was hoping they could be picked up by another network, but I have no clue how the rights work to shows.

I'm sure i missed replies but there were to many pages to go through. Shortly after first baby made her entrance the stomach flu hit hard. Omg. Still feeling sick. Adleast my 2nd baby has externally pipped itself.

Sorry to hear everything. Hope you feel better.

 

[Hipshot]

I placed the duckling in a small cup with a warm moist paper towel underneath. Its still partially in its shell. Hoping that will help I also added more wet sponges. The stupid fan hasn't turned off and I think thats whats drying it out. Usually I only use it to dry them after hatch but didn't have a choice this time.

Good ideal . incubator fans run constantly . as a rule they don't turn off .