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Hey! I bought 4 ducklings a year or two ago, and I still never found out what breed one of them was. I though maybe Blue Swedish? But she doesn't resemble the pictures online...[/IMG]

Sorry for not posting! I've been busy with my adult and teenaged ducks! The little ducky is named Precious. Like Gollum and the One Ring. He used to look into the little mirror in his crate/box/thing and give it this mischievous look, and you could totally picture him saying,"What does the...

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Do I have to watch him?!? And do I feed him and give him water?!?!

IT HATCHED!!!! OH MY GOSH WHAT DO I DO NOW?!?!?

How are your eggs doing?

He's still chirping, and breathing well, but I think he's getting tired.

He is, however, still chirping, and breathing.

Okay, so I peeled back the membrane, and there aren't any veins, it's just a little sticky. I don't think he's strong enough to crack the egg open, and he may be malpositioned. What now??

40 hours and 40 minutes

He still hasn't unzipped any further, and it looks like he's stuck in that position. It keeps trying to poke it's whole bill through the membrane (which is vein-free) so should I peel it back? Or should I help him unzip?

Hehe, yeah. I honestly didn't even know anything about incubating when I started, and by the time I read about needing an incubator, it was too late, because they were already almost fully developed. But I guess I just proved that you don't have to use an incubator...

Um, well I'm actually not even using an incubator. I incubated these ducklings in a tupperware container under a heat lamp.

All right! Thanks for the advise! What temperature do you recommend? I've read many different things, and none of them seem to agree.

Thanks for all the replies! Yes, I did find some great advise on the duck forum, and when I checked on the egg this morning, the pip was MUCH longer, so I guess it is finally zipping. Should I peel back the membrane? The duckling is trying to poke it's bill through, and there's no blood veins...

Should I just wait it out?

The air hole looks too small, and it's quacking, what do I do!?!?

How do I make holes? It sounds like it could hurt the duck if you do it wrong.

Hey guys, I'm hatching my first egg, and I need advise! It's a Pekin duckling, and it pipped 18-19 hours ago, and the pip is still the same size. The shell all around the pip is cracked, and I'm mostly wandering how long this is going to take! Please advise!