Arkansas folks speak up.........

[draye]

My first attempt sucked. Lost all of them. This time I've made it to day 26 and two have pipped internally and externally. However we are doing this with no electricity.

If even these two babies are successful, shouldn't I earn some BYC street cred or something. Lol!

I'd just watch and listen for now, if nothing by in the morning maybe give them a helping hand.

 

[ducksanddoxies]

I'd just watch and listen for now, if nothing by in the morning maybe give them a helping hand.

That's my plan.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Do you have ducklings?

 

[ducksanddoxies]

Do you have ducklings?

No. I think I'm gonna have to help hatch. They just aren't doing much, look dry, so they are wrapped in warmish wet paper towels. This no electricity and these ducklings are stressing me.

 

[draye]

No. I think I'm gonna have to help hatch. They just aren't doing much, look dry, so they are wrapped in warmish wet paper towels. This no electricity and these ducklings are stressing me.

So how'd it go? Did you have to help them?

 

[ducksanddoxies]

So how'd it go? Did you have to help them?

Sorry. Devices needed to be charged. All four ducks are still alive. 1 is almost completely hatched. 2 are about halfway and 1 is just getting started.

They seem so slow and for lack of a better word lazier than when the chicks hatched. I'm not sure if this has to do with interruption of their incubation or tough shells (they seem so thick) or if this is just how ducks are.

Since its been 30 hours and we have no estimation when we will have power, Papaw decided to pull out the generator so they are plugged in now.

 

[draye]

Sorry. Devices needed to be charged. All four ducks are still alive. 1 is almost completely hatched. 2 are about halfway and 1 is just getting started.

They seem so slow and for lack of a better word lazier than when the chicks hatched. I'm not sure if this has to do with interruption of their incubation or tough shells (they seem so thick) or if this is just how ducks are.

Since its been 30 hours and we have no estimation when we will have power, Papaw decided to pull out the generator so they are plugged in now.

Good for papaw. So glad they are hatching for you now.

 

[ducksanddoxies]

Good for papaw. So glad they are hatching for you now.

Yeah. I could have gone for the generator much earlier, but I'm a guest in his home.

 

[ducksanddoxies]

Baby Duck "D" was the first to hatch! She's a pekin-black Swedish mix.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Baby Duck "D" was the first to hatch! She's a pekin-black Swedish mix.

Yeah!