hatch a duck

The baby call duck just hatched today a day later than all the rest and I noticed there is something off with it's foot/ leg? I need help and advice my first time with hatching ducklings.

Hi everyone I I incubated my eggs at 96.5 by mistake because the temperature is stable and I trust my incubator I never checked it my mistake, humidity 49 to 55 no more no less I candle them on day 26 and they are all alive and moving a lot with the air sack big and the embryo covers almost all...

On my duck eggs it looks like their this weird design that almost makes it look lines are on the egg. I candled them and some had air sacks and others I couldn't see through the shell. I am just wondering if I completely screwed up and killed all the eggs.. please help

Hello everyone! Please help - it’s our second attempt to hatch a duckling my daughter was heartbroken the first time because the little fella didn’t make it. This duck seems much healthier and has already started to zip. But now seems like no progress or movement for 5 hours. When should I be...

Hello, my ducks are on day 18 so I just want to make sure I get this right.. they’re currently running on 37.5 Celsius- what temp do I put them on when on lockdown on day 25 please? Thankyou x

Hi - I've had feral ducks for 10 years but now am trying with domestic. Due to fox and mink my tiny flock was down to one white campbell who has never laid an egg for me (she is 3 years old, a lockdown rescue, I'm told she laid in the past but infrequently). A week ago I acquired a Cayuga...

I have a few questions about our new babies. I have a 2-day-old female duckling and a 1-day-old male duckling. They have slowly started to drink water. Both pooping and seem healthy. The female chirps a LOT more than the male. Is that normal or could there be an issue (cold, hungry)? The...

Ducking is moving its beak..and I can hear little peeps.. Hopefully not shrink wrapped as I accidentally knocked the lid off.. Just my luck!!

Quick question! Please help! I have 6 eggs in an incubator right now. Lockdown will be with a couple days for atleast two of them. (They are all on different days) I'll have to take the automatic turner out.. what do I do with the other eggs that need turned during lockdown? I can turn by...

June 23rd I was walking through a forested area which is homed to a lot of ducks and geese. After walking for some time, I look and notice I’m about to step on this random duck egg in the walking trail. I picked it up and it was cool to the touch so I immediately held it for about an hour for...

I have a duckling that pipped over 24 hours ago. The little one is still peapung and wiggling but it looks like it is turned around now and the membrane looks like it is starting yo dry out(humidity is at 72%). Im really trying to intervene too much but its not progressing and I don't know what...

Hi everyone! My name is Stefan, I'm new to the club here. For the first time in my life I am trying to hatch our own chicks and ducks as a little backyard farm / pets. If anyone has some good advice for first timers that would be great! I very much look forwarding to having some chickies and...

So my duck eggs are beginning to hatch early. Day 24, For the past couple okays it looks like some where internally pipping, but I wasn’t able to hear any chirping. This morning in one egg I heard chirping and there’s a big dark spot where it’s trying to externally pip. What I’m asking is a...

I have a Muscovy with 6 eggs due to hatch Friday. Yesterday one started to pip. My hen broke open the egg and carried it out of the nest. The duckling is still alive and the bleeding has stopped but I am not sure what to do. Do I leave it in the shell or take it out of the shell?

On my 3rd attempt at hatching duck eggs, I FINALLY got two to develop. Because I had two of nine take, and those two happened to be smaller than the rest of the eggs AND were slightly lighter in color, I convinced myself that I must have accidentally grabbed two chicken eggs. I started...

So I'm new to BYC and I have a post already going about my Twin duck egg over here : https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/twin-ducklings-in-1-egg-what-should-i-expect.1419696/ which is included in this clutch of hatch-a-long ducks :) I will be updating this top original post with the...

Today is day 28 of hatching my duck eggs (Pekin), and I went to check for any internal pipping, unfortunately still none :( and then I noticed some bruising on the under side of the egg so I carefully lifted it without turning to get a better look, and the bruising seems quite large. I’ve tried...

The duck Bill's first off spring.