I have 5 Call ducklings due next week and I want to make sure I'm ready and prepared.
I've hatched ducklings before but they were rouens and I hatched them at school...so my teacher did most of the stuff.
The eggs are on day 21 right now and are in an incubator. I still turn them many times a day and maintain the temperature at 37.5 degrees C. I candle them a couple times a week and all seem to be growing nicely.
The incubator has a fan on the top that moves the air around and I have to add water to the bottom everyday for humidity.
Is there anything I should be doing differently as their due date comes closer?
Also, when or how do I know if I should help any of the ducklings pip through the shell? I heard Calls sometimes have trouble with that, but how would I know and what would I use?
When they hatch, what temp should the brooder be at?
Thanks! =]
I've hatched ducklings before but they were rouens and I hatched them at school...so my teacher did most of the stuff.
The eggs are on day 21 right now and are in an incubator. I still turn them many times a day and maintain the temperature at 37.5 degrees C. I candle them a couple times a week and all seem to be growing nicely.
The incubator has a fan on the top that moves the air around and I have to add water to the bottom everyday for humidity.
Is there anything I should be doing differently as their due date comes closer?
Also, when or how do I know if I should help any of the ducklings pip through the shell? I heard Calls sometimes have trouble with that, but how would I know and what would I use?
When they hatch, what temp should the brooder be at?
Thanks! =]