Of course she imprinted on you! Sounds like she’s doing really good though. She may not do much drinking or eating since they live off the yolk sac for 2-3 days. I bet tomorrow you’ll notice a difference in activity. Did you set up a brooder?
She only has a heating pad. When my duck started hatching she was a first timer also and I think she just freaked out tried to kill the one I rescued and I stupidly left the other one working on hatching and she did kill it.
This past year this Muscovy was experienced but she moved all bedding...
When my Muscovy was hatching Runners last year not same as when it happened years ago. I just brought each egg in as they started hatching and since I don't have an incubator I place the hatching duckling under the heat lamp inside of a small cardboard box with soft cloth under. She had already...
I’m sorry about the duckling being rejected. I had that happen here also we used a large plastic dog crate for a brooder put towels inside for first week they can be shook washed an reused. I set up a heat lamp and placed the brooder up on a table to keep my dogs out. I had old widow screens I...