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If you truly meant internal pip, you will probably need to move the duckling before the others hatch. There is not a rush as the duckling can live on the yolk sac for a couple of days.

When dry "hatching" I still raise the humidity to 60 for lockdown. For my environment that is only a small surface area of water. I am not familiar with anyone keeping the humidity any lower than 60 for the actual hatch.

The feathers are quite long. Are there any possibilities of it being an ornamental breed? I'm not familiar with the details of ornamentals.

Yes your other hens will want to gobble the chick food. It won't hurt them. It is actually good for them just put enough out so there is always food. I have over 30 birds in my coop at a time. It can raise costs significantly to let them all eat chick foo, and I have trained chicks to go in a...

Glad it is working well for the op. I seem to get multiple broodies frequently. The way it will work out is different each time. Like mentioned above where chicks and moms are just one big group happens, but in my standard coop I am more likely to see something else. Some broodies don't let...

Thanks @NatJ. I think you explained it better than I could have

Your chicks are old enough to be without a heat source especially in the temps you mentioned. How easy your integration will be, will all depend on your hen's attitude. You describe her as broody (not sure if that was just an expression). Some broodies will collect all chicks in sight while...

There are some details to study before incubating. Use eggs that are less than 2 weeks old. Place all eggs to be incubated in at once. Temperature is critical and humidity is important.

Are you saying these were sold as Indian runners? And now you are trying to figure out what breed? I would guess mixed breed, they have a very unique pattern. The dark head is likely a drake. The sound will also help determine gender. Drake's have a more raspy sound and hens are more...

Why do you want to know if the eggs are fertile? The blood streak mentioned above would only be if the is kept warm for more than 24 hours. Room temperature or cooler will most certainly keep chicks from growing in the eggs. If you want chicks in the future the eggs need to heated in an...

Although your pup's breeds were originally bred for rodent control, that doesn't mean a pup with that breeding is going to instinctively kill the rats and only rats. It sounds like the pup has a good prey drive as can be common with this breeding. You will need to spend a considerably amount...

Yes 60 is kind of the minimum for humidity for lockdown. It will rise slightly as chicks hatch.

Foxes will continue to come to the same areas. Unfortunately they will come at anytime night or day.

Calcium helps them push eggs out. Sorry I don't know the details for best kind.

Any chance of hidden nests? I realize you did get eggs the first days so they might have learned where to lay or maybe not?? Other thoughts ...the break from shock is normal. Is the reason for frozen treats high temps? The heat could be extending the break