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    Day 29 one duck hatched day 26--still see movement in eggs but no pipping!

    So I'm incubating duck eggs in my classroom, and one duck hatched on day 26 (Tuesday) in the evening. On Thursday morning (day 28), I removed the duckling from the incubator to the brooder and put in more water and some sponges as I did so to try to prevent to much drop in humidity. Since I keep...
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    Help! Late DUCK eggs!

    Hi all, Day 28 for my duck eggs was yesterday, but I had one duckling hatch on Tuesday night. Since there had been absolutely no action from the other eggs (no pipping, no rocking and rolling, no noise--I'm used to chicken eggs, maybe ducks are different?), I thought the other 7 I have were not...
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    Newly hatched DUCKLING...

    I incubated 8 duck eggs in my classroom, and so far only 1 has hatched (day 28 is tomorrow though). It hatched last night. I have only ever done chicks before, so I am not positive what is normal for ducklings, but it is not moving around as much as my newly hatched chicks usually do, and it...
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    Duckling hatched yesterday...what is normal??

    I had a duckling hatch in my Hovabator last night, so far it is the only one. It is making noise, but that seems to be the only normal behavior (but I'm only used to chicks!) It does not move around very much, and it sorts of looks like it's shivering at time. Other times it looks like its...
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    Waiting on a few last eggs...

    Alrighty! I've got 5 chicks that have hatched out of my incubator (they're in the brooder now), but I'm still waiting on 5 eggs. It's day 23. My incubator is in my classroom, so I'll be gone over the weekend. Should I leave the eggs in the bator or should I take them out? I still have some duck...
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    Helped a malpositioned chick out of its egg...now what???

    The chick had its foot over its head and it couldn't zip. I chipped away some of the shell for it. (Please..no comments about not assisting chicks..it's already been done and it's not what this post is for. Thanks!) It quickly got out on its own, but it is having trouble getting on its feet and...
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    Pasting up?

    My one chick in the brooder (it hatched several days before others) has poop stuck to its feathers. As far as I can tell, it is not covering or blocking the vent, but it is stuck to the feathers below the vent. I can't get it off... Is this a cause of concern? Should I try to remove it from the...
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    Chick is hatching out the bottom side of the egg...should I turn the egg over?

    I have a chick in my incubator hatching out the bottom of the egg. Should I reach in quickly (pour in some water at the same time) and turn over the egg? Or will it be ok?
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    Moved to brooder Day 3...not eating or drinking yet

    The chick seems to be really strong, but unfortunately it's a lone ranger so far. I dipped its beak in sugar water, but it hasn't eaten or drank on its own yet. Anything I can do??
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    Incubator vs. Brooder for hatched chick

    Yesterday, one of the chicks in the incubator I have in my classroom hatched. It hatched quite early, and I am out of town this weekend (including yesterday--I had taken the day off). I've read that chicks can survive 3 days in the incubator, but I'm wondering what people suggest here for my...
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    Please help me! Need an answer ASAP! Chick hatched before lockdown! Humidity low and turner still in

    Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away! I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell! They are not supposed to even go into...
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    Help!! Chick is hatching 3 days before lockdown! Humidity low and turner still in!

    Ok so this is a crazy situation that I need help with right away! I am incubating eggs in my classroom, and I am actually out of town today so I'm nowhere near the school. The sub just called me to say that a chick is almost all the way out of its shell! They are not supposed to even go into...
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    Incubator lost power and turner--does that change lockdown day??

    I'm a teacher, and I keep my incubator in my classroom. Yesterday, our school lost power from about 1pm to about 10pm. I was out of town, so my principal went into the school around 3pm to put warm water bottles next to and on top of the incubator and cover everything with a blanket. The...
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    Chicken and Duck Eggs together?

    I set chicken eggs last week that are on day 6 or 7 today. Then my friend surprised me and brought me some fertilized duck eggs today. I'd really love to add them too since I'm doing this in my kindergarten classroom, and it would be so fun for them to see chicks and ducklings! But I know if I...
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    Day 18 questions

    Hello all, So I have eggs in an incubator in my classroom right now. I set 8 this past Wednesday and 5 more on Thursday (I know it's not ideal, but that's the situation). I should've counted the days more carefully and planned better because I just realized that day 18 is on a Sunday and what's...
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    Classroom Incubation--two different sets of eggs with different hatching times??

    The administrative assistant from the school provides the fertilized eggs from his neighbor. He picked some up this morning to set today, and he took some from under a broody hen. I candled one from under the broody hen and it looked like it could be as far along as day 18 based on the size of...
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    Hatching chicks in the classroom--day 18 is over the long weekend.

    This is my first time ever hatching chicks, and I'm doing it in my kindergarten classroom! We put our eggs in on May 11 around 10:00am. Everyone seems to agree that on day 18, the egg turner should be removed and the incubator should not be opened again until chicks hatch. Unfortunately, day 18...
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