Our duck embryos develop in the incubator for 4 weeks. They will hatch around May 2-3. The incubator keeps the eggs at 99.2 degrees F
and 55% humidity. In the wild, the mother duck will rotate the eggs several times per day. Our incubator rocks the eggs back and forth
so that they do not sit on one side during their entire development.

All pictures and videos are of our ducks.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Incubation Day 8

As of April 11, the duck embryos are about 1cm long. You can see the eye spot, backbone, and tail. The yolk has attached to one side of the shell and is covered with blood vessels. The blood is bringing the duck nutrients from the yolk and oxygen that has diffused through the egg shell. These blood vessels work similarly to the umbilical cord and placenta of humans.
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