In the next week or so I am expecting to watch my first EVER hatch!!! My Pekin, Daisy, has been sitting full time for about 24 days now! I was not expecting her to go broody but WooHoo, it has happened! So, she has about 20 eggs under her and all of them could be fertile
. Can the hatching happen over the course of a few day? I read someplace that if Daisy leads the new babies out, the rest of the eggs are doomed......is that true?
Should I remove babies as they hatch, or am I supposed to leave them all in there? How long do I leave them there? Could Daisy hurt the babies while sitting on the other eggs? I thought I would be very calm about all this, but the closer it gets to hatch day, the more nervous I am getting
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Can someone give me some possible scenarios to expect and help to calm my worries?
Also, what is the name of the "must-have" duck book that I have read so much about? I'm too pre-occupied and don't have the patience to look through the forum to find it! THIS IS SOOOOOO NERVE WRACKING
DAISY GOT MAD AT ME FOR TRYING TO TAKE HER PICTURE! I GUESS THE HORMONES ARE RAGING


Should I remove babies as they hatch, or am I supposed to leave them all in there? How long do I leave them there? Could Daisy hurt the babies while sitting on the other eggs? I thought I would be very calm about all this, but the closer it gets to hatch day, the more nervous I am getting

Can someone give me some possible scenarios to expect and help to calm my worries?
Also, what is the name of the "must-have" duck book that I have read so much about? I'm too pre-occupied and don't have the patience to look through the forum to find it! THIS IS SOOOOOO NERVE WRACKING

DAISY GOT MAD AT ME FOR TRYING TO TAKE HER PICTURE! I GUESS THE HORMONES ARE RAGING
