hatching 22 shipped call duck eggs! 8 left.

[carcar80]

Those pics are TOOO cute! LOL. Congrats! Can't wait to see the rest of em!

 

[iluvsedward]

Unfortunately one of the three that hadn't made the internal pip yet died because its beak was facing downward, so it couldn't get to the air cell. that leaves me with 6, possibly 5 duckies

 

[iluvsedward]

The duckling died today. I probably helped too soon.

BUT look at what hatched!! (fluffy yellow duck was still alive in the pics)






So now I have a total of three ducklings two eggs.
Here they are!

 

[ducksssss]

Awesome!!! I haven't hatched any eggs yet do you think you can explain the terminology like
Zip
Internal pip
External pip
And any other things I should know, thank you

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats!! they are adorable.

 

[allsummedup]

Dawwww to cute!

 

[iluvsedward]

Awesome!!! I haven't hatched any eggs yet do you think you can explain the terminology like
Zip
Internal pip
External pip
And any other things I should know, thank you

Zip: when the chick pecks around the egg in a circle
Internal pip: when the chick breaks the air sack and takes the first breath
External pip (or just "pip"): when the chick breaks the fist hole in the shell
Air sack (or air cell): the bubble of air in the blunt end of the egg essential for the chicks first breath
Pictures from google images.

 

[ducksssss]

Thank you that was actually very helpful

 

[bellah1]

How many made it?

 

[iluvsedward]

How many made it?

3 in the brooder one about to hatch