Hands on hatching and help

[Lacrystol]

I slept for a couple hours at a time from midnight to 7 to his morning....lol Checked the bator about every two hours..... I really wanted to set them at midnight, but then realized I had to monitor for a couple hours after so we decided since they'd been sitting for 12 hours to go ahead and set at 10, that way I could go to bed at midnight....lol

I guess I'm not understanding the time thing? why worry about the time? hens don't have a clock they only go by days...

 

[casportpony]

I think it's time to meddle with the other egg!

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

Guess what? I open my incubator at least ten times yesterday and the duckling still managed to hatch. Go figure...

-Kathy

Leads to my question again "why lockdown, they still hatched". LOL

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I'm one that never bought into "lockdown" at day whatever... I candle, and when they start to dip, I stop turning, then wait for internal pips, and up humidity.

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm one that never bought into "lockdown" at day whatever... I candle, and when they start to dip, I stop turning, then wait for internal pips, and up humidity.

-Kathy

That's the BEST way to go, because then you know they are at LEAST three days before hatching day...

 

[Lacrystol]

The bleeding stopped on its own but the duckling cannot stand and just lays on its side!

How long has it been and what does his navel look like, is it closed up?

 

[Lacrystol]

M. It has dried up a bit

Don't panic yet, take a pic of his belly let me see it. he's just weak from all that has gone on, with some vitamins, he'll be OK, hell pick himself back up. Don't stress just yet.. LOL

What the navel looks like will give me a better idea as to what's going on. He may need some antibotic cream on it. But I would like to see what the belly looks like first..

 

[EmilyB86]

 

[EmilyB86]

Where it was bleeding there is now a white puss thing

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I don't worry about the three day thing either. Heck, sometimes I don't check and they hatch early just fine while upright in the turners with low humidity.

-Kathy