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Rachele that's awesome! Good for you! They have such cute little personalities, don't they? Be proud of yourself for the hard work and research you are doing. I only just joined this site, but It has been my go-to for questions and research about these wonderful animals! A lot of knowledgable...

Rachele Anne, tell me about it! I have 3 3 week old ducklings and 14 week/almost week olds! Plus 6 Wyandotte chicks, 8 chickens, 6 3 1/2 week old jumbo Pekins, and 12 adult ducks...it never ends! Ha ha love them all dearly though:)

Aliciahess try not to worry, just lock it down, stop turning and try not to check the bator every five minutes. The hardest thing is to pull yourself away from the bator. They will be fine! Good luck!

Truthfully, the hay was as much for my sanity as for helping the little guys. I was a wreck when they were trying to walk around the bator, crashing into eggs and rolling them into the corners. The stress was terrible! Ha ha

No difference. Adding the water was a bit tricky, but my husband drilled holes in the sides and I kept them covered with duct tape until I needed to add water. I would stick in a straw an push water through with the Baster/syringe thing you can get in the supermarket. The humidity was steady...

I just thought well, mama would have them in a nest so what's the harm? They are still able to rock themselves into position but no egg bowling after the first hatchlings come out

Humblehen207, I noticed that with my first hatch. I had only a 50% hatch. This time I put hay under them in the incubator and had a 78% hatch. I'm not sure if that was the key factor in my more successful hatch rate but the ducklings sure seemed a lot more comfortable after the hatch and didn't...

Thank you everyone who replied. I am still at a loss, some of the eggs with black spots hatched and some didn't. Today and yesterday the second batch of eggs hatched, and so far we have 12 baby cutie ducklings...oh boy! Way more than I thought. :);)

Hello there: my duck eggs are due to hatch today . Two have pipped and are starting to zip but there are a couple that have these black spots that are growing. I am so worried. They have not pipped. Does anyone know what this means. The black spots are on the outside of the shell not inside. I...