Eggs rolling around... help

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I woke up at 5.45 this morning, the first thing me and my daughter did with litterly a minute of waking up was to check on the ducks! I saw that the first one was about to hatch so I ran up stairs and got my son up. Together we watch the first duck being born. Then the second happened just as I was about to leave. I've not seen the rest! My mum went and checked on them for me and told me that 5 had hatched.

In a way, I think me working is a blessing as I would have been worrying over them the whole time. At least they have hatched with no help and now they get to rest! I wonder if the last 2 have hatched!!!

Any advice for what I do now would be great!

I've got a large glass tank with sliding front doors all ready. I've got a brooder in there and those like large water things and feeder things that have like a bowl and a bottle in the middle. I'm going to put lots of marbles into the water so they can't drown and I'm putting it close but not directly next to the brooder. I'm a little unsure of what to line the floor of the stank with... is straw ok?

When should I take them out of the incubator!? I'm working tomorrow so I could get them settled into the tank tonight or leave them for another 24 hours... I'm just worried in case they need water.
 
All 7 hatched!!!! All are healthy, happy and noisy!!!
They were trashing the incubator so I set up the brooder and they are all under there! I'm just worried as I don't know if they are warm enough!
 
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Hybridchucks said:
Congrats!!!! :woot
i would get a thermometer and put it in there...do you have a heat lamp lol
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This is my set up
 
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Hybridchucks said:
they don't need food or water for the next 24 hours or more after they have hatched they are getting all they need from the yolks....xxx
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Also! Sorry for all the questions, I've ordered some A&P goose and duck starter crumbs online as no shop anywhere near me sells them. It'll be here on Monday. However, every single pet shop and farm have told me that chick crimps are fine for them. I read somewhere that it's not.
Do you think that chick crimps will be ok for 2 days until the food turns up?
 

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