DUCKLING HELP

[Kyle Coop]

First time hatching out indian runners and I'm discovering these guys are too tall for my incubator and can't fully stand up. Only 1 has hatched out so far about 6 hours ago and several others are pipping. my question is should I move the one that has hatched into the brooder so it can fully stand up or should i wait until the rest hatch? THANKS!

 

[MagpieDucks]

First time hatching out indian runners and I'm discovering these guys are too tall for my incubator and can't fully stand up. Only 1 has hatched out so far about 6 hours ago and several others are pipping. my question is should I move the one that has hatched into the brooder so it can fully stand up or should i wait until the rest hatch? THANKS!

You can move the hatched duckling into the brooder.

What kind of incubator do you have?

 

[Kyle Coop]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074T8L2KR/?tag=backy-20

 

[Loopeend]

All of my Indian runner are not able to stand up the first 3 days. They are young, wobbly, also not drinking/eating because theyre stomachs are still full. Their neck is not long, just like in other ducklings, because the muscles have to learn to work. In necks ánd legs, and the whole body.
If they are out of the egg you can put them in a seperate cage/area with a heating lamp/device to dry up. They nead to get accustumed to the new life and using their body. If the new place (brooder) is nice and warm you can transfer them right after hatching, even still being wet, gently.

 

[Anime2lover]

First time hatching out indian runners and I'm discovering these guys are too tall for my incubator and can't fully stand up. Only 1 has hatched out so far about 6 hours ago and several others are pipping. my question is should I move the one that has hatched into the brooder so it can fully stand up or should i wait until the rest hatch? THANKS!

I had to move mine. As long as it's not to hot and not to cold, you should be able to. Just keep an eye on it in the brooder for a few hours.

 

[Loopeend]

I had to move mine. As long as it's not to hot and not to cold, you should be able to. Just keep an eye on it in the brooder for a few hours.

We are luckly (allthough we would like other jobs...) to have opposite work-shifts. One night, one day. So we can look regularly how far along they are from the shell. If that is not the case in your situation; I would purchase a higher incubator for the future.
Or a hatchery what is common here.

It is not common here, so we have to do with incubator -> brooder. But it rarely gave problems with a nice warm brooder, with some space. But keeping an extra eye out if anyone is in a warm/not too warm place every hour or so is important.
I hope you will manage. They are luckely quite sturdy strong creatures When they manage to get dry they made a big step to safety

 

[Gerty0630]

Recently hatching ducks I had the same problem. The incubator was not tall enough. I only kept the babies in the incu for the first 6-8 hours enough time for them to dry off (and luckily within that time they’re still pretty weak and not much for fully standing anyway) and then re placed them in the brooder.

 

[Anime2lover]

Im home all day with both my incubator and brooder in the house. Only had to move them because there wasnt enough room for the chick to learn to walk without disturbing the unhatched none piped ducklings.

 

[Loopeend]

Im home all day with both my incubator and brooder in the house. Only had to move them because there wasnt enough room for the chick to learn to walk without disturbing the unhatched none piped ducklings.

Sorry, it was not AT you, I was babbling along to OP due to good advice you gave and made me think of new things.

 

[Anime2lover]

Sorry, it was not AT you, I was babbling along to OP due to good advice you gave and made me think of new things.

Kinda figured , can I see a pic of yours?? Ive never seen one.