Duck eggs, Day 29, Thinking about panicing!

[SeaHen]

I know I've read duck eggs are tricky, but all 15 of mine pipped; 2 died during the hatch and one whose air sac was on the side had a deformity and died a week later. It may have just been beginner's luck, or the fact that the mother duck had incubated them halfway through their gestation before leaving the nest. I had no idea when they were due to hatch, so the timing of lockdown and upping the humidity was based on when the chicks were due, and it turned out to be the right time for everybody. Please share your results!

 

[NoseyChickens]

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I TOLD you I was freaking out Debi! Ugh. I do think I heard a peep. Keeping my fingers crossed and hands off the bator. How are your ducks doing Debi?

 

[debilorrah]

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I TOLD you I was freaking out Debi! Ugh. I do think I heard a peep. Keeping my fingers crossed and hands off the bator. How are your ducks doing Debi?

The three that made it are out there bullying the chicks. The chicks are 10 weeks old, and they are three weeks.

And ALL my other ducks congregate around the juvie pen in the water staring at them like COME OUT AND PLAY!!!!

 

[NoseyChickens]

They are hatching!!! One is pipped and the rest are rocking. Yay!!!.......Now I can stress about wether or not they make it all the way out. LOL!

 

[debilorrah]

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[NoseyChickens]

The panic is over! My ducks have hatched. I lost one before it hatched and one while it was pipping. But we have 6 healthy little ducks! 3 in the brooder warm and cozy and three drying out in the incubator. Thank GOD it's over! I could not have handled this another day! (I will post pictures as soon as they are all out and dry.)





...........................now I'm off to find something else to stress about.

 

[K9Carrie]

Oh the relief I am sure you felt!!!

I am exactly the same way, I was feeling it just from your posts! So glad your little ones are doing good.

 

[NoseyChickens]

Here they are!

BTW they are all for sale! The person that wanted them backed out.

 

[debilorrah]

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Tricia they are ADORABLE!!!! All that sweat!

 

[NoseyChickens]

LOL I know! The whole time I was thinking I would NEVER hatch duck eggs again.......but time has passed and I have already changed my mind. Kind of like the way a mother forgets the pain of childbrith.