Am i over reacting? Hatching help

[JenHarmon]

I ground up chick starter food but I am afraid to give it to them because they are barely touching the water.....I dipped their bills in the water and they kinda had a taste but not enough to eat with if that makes sense....what do I do

 

[5Day]

They may not be ready to eat anything until they are about a day old. Just keep the water and feed available to them. They are probably still resting from the long journey of hatching.

 

[chickens really]

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Adorable.....Congrats!...

 

[chickens really]

Wet the feed to a soupy mix ....Do not dip their bills in...They will eat when ready...Provide dry too and water...Change wet two or three times a day as it spoils...

Sit back and enjoy those Ducklings!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I ground up chick starter food but I am afraid to give it to them because they are barely touching the water.....I dipped their bills in the water and they kinda had a taste but not enough to eat with if that makes sense....what do I do

They may not be ready to eat anything until they are about a day old. Just keep the water and feed available to them. They are probably still resting from the long journey of hatching.

X2

They'll eat when they're ready... a day is fine, they usually still have yolk in their abdomen they are absorbing... as long as they drink, I wouldn't worry or change anything...
I never wet my ducklings feed and they do just fine... when they're interested they'll peck at it...

 

[chickens really]

I raised Ducklings for an old lady way before I owned my own...Wetting the feed to a soupy mix does help them to hydrate and get nourishment when they are tiny...They will eat when ready....

 

[JenHarmon]

Have 3 so far now. 2 more trying hard. The one who pipped wrong seemed panicky late last night so I worked on him and he is out

 

[WVduckchick]

ducks are soooooo slooowwwww

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[JenHarmon]

We have 4 totally hatched, 1 mostly hatched and 1 that does not look promising.