Anyone have a good site on taking care of baby ducks? My duckies are 5 days old and so far I've been caring for them like I did my chicks, except unmedicated food. Now I'm wondering when they can go swimming.
I just hatched 7 duckies using the info from all the posters here. I followed your good advice and my 1st hatch went great. I really appreciate those who take the time to answer questions from newbies like me.
All 8 of my duck eggs pipped yesterday. Most have more than one pip hole. One has died with his little bill sticking out. My humidity is 75%-78%. Seems like it's taking these duckies longer than my chicks. How much longer? I'm beginning to worry.
For the last 3 years I have hatched chick eggs in my First Grade classroom. I would usually put in about 32 eggs and prayed for 12 to hatch. This year I spent considerable time on the BYC message board taking advantage of all the experience here. I am proud to say that out of 24 eggs this...
I just hatched 20 out of 24 eggs in my classroom at school. They were all fine except for one who is unable to stand. Each time he tries, his legs go out to each side. Can i do something to help him? I've moved him away from the others to prevent them pecking on him.
I would like to try hatching in an egg carton this time. I have a LG still air bator. With the eggs in the carton to hatch, does that put the top of the egg too close to the heating element? I know the LG doesn't have as much 'head' room as other models.
School teacher here....I will admit that I am a novice but when I candled my eggs most of them are speckled, which I have been told means they are porous. I've also been told that porous eggs usually will not hatch. I got my eggs from a large hatchery through a school program they offer rather...