We candled the first trial batch of eggs on Friday night and had just over 50% fertililty which means we are all systems go go go! The aim now will be to keep the incubator full until September/ October time when fertility will drop back down again.
So - we are now expecting 10 ducklings and 9 bantam chicks!
Although fertility was acceptable for this time of year, a few of the eggs were either old or poor stock because they were fertile but had failed to develop. That could mean the batch are a bit duff and produce weak chicks or poor hatchability. Only time will tell for these eggs, but as the weeks go on we should start to see higher fertility and lots of good strong chicks :o)
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