hatching abandoned nest- help!

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. Please make yourself at home. Best of luck with your hatch.

This is a useful link of “How to” BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3. I’d suggest including your location using the guide in the link. You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Best of luck to you, hope all goes well!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC!
I've moved your thread to the Incubating & Hatching Eggs section, I think you'll get more assistance there

 

[Rhondasducklings]

I'm SO EXCITED!! I was about to give up hope because I thought the time had gone too long, but I was only guessing when she started sitting. Then this morning I heard faint peeping & saw one that had pipped! I thought it would be a day or so, but in about an hour after I saw it, it was out! Now he's peeping and walking all over the place in the incubator!! So adorable and I'm so happy. Now I just hope more come out soon. Now I have to read up on how long to leave him there before moving to under the light.

 

[Shadow Source]

DO NOT OPEN THE INCUBATOR!!! Cant stress that enough, when the finish hatching then you can open it.

 

[Shadow Source]

or when they all finish hatching

 

[Rhondasducklings]

DO NOT OPEN THE INCUBATOR!!! Cant stress that enough, when the finish hatching then you can open it.

I know they have to dry out first right? I'm hoping there are more - have 7 more eggs, but one is turning reaaalllly dark and I'm afraid it may explode - would you open quickly to get that out???

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm one to open the bator when they hatch..to snatch out the baby because I don't want the baby to knock the other eggs around, especially if they have pipped nice pips on top. Sometimes they have inside, you just can't see it. I've not had a problem. I've hatched for years. I don't mean to take away from those that don't, just putting my two cents worth in.

 

[Rhondasducklings]

I waited over 24 hours from the first one hatching & no other pips yet - one egg was really darkening up so I opened it - the duckling looked fully developed but died. This is SO SAD. What did I do wrong? Stop turning them too soon? They weren't turned for 6 day - I thought they were due earlier than they were apparently. I'm really scared nothing else will hatch