Hello again!
Advice please. Different duckling but same batch. First duckling is doing fantastic, btw!
We have three ducklings total now. The youngest two hatched at the same time, even though they were a couple days apart on our hatching calendar. Interestingly enough, the duckling that was...
It kicked off the shell and membrane. It seems to be trying very hard to get it's feet on the ground. It's kicking a lot and chirping. It can't raise it's head. How long before it's able to sit up? When should we remove it from the incubator?
Thank you for your help.
Ok. So, I peeled off just a tiny bit of the membrane and the duckling immediately kicked itself out of the shell. I put it back in the incubator. It still has the shell and a bit of membrane/yoke attached to it's belly. It's chirping and moving and kicking. It's very lively. Will the extra yoke...
I peeled back some shell back last night, and accidentally hit a blood vessel. I was so worried. Here's the state of things this morning. A lot of peeping and rocking around and pushing. How long should I let this go on?
Hello,
First time hatching our own ducks. I've read that hatching takes awhile, so I'm trying to be patient. The first duckling pipped externally almost two days ago. I read that it could take up to 48 hours. It still hasn't started zipping. It's breathing and moving it's bill frequently, with...