Hatching chicks and ducklings together?

[Disturbed742]

Yes the chicks should be fine with that humidity. I just had a chick hatch this morning and my humidity is around 80%.

Thanks for the help
One last thing should I keep them in lockdown until all have hatched or how long do I weight after hatching to fetch them form the incubator ?

 

[BantamMama13]

You should wait until they all have hatched if possible. Chicks and ducklings don't need food or water for 24-48 hours after hatching because they feed off the yolk. You risk causing shrink wrapping to occur by opening the incubator and losing moisture during the hatch. When this happens your chicks won't be able to come out of the shell because their membrane has shrunk around them. So leaving them in the incubator for a day or two is fine, and will ensure a greater percentage that hatch.

 

[Lacrystol]

'After the three days does it go up to 65%?

No three days before there due date.....

 

[Lacrystol]

During lockdown should raise the incubator humidity to 65% ?

Yes, three days before there due date, you also want to take them off the turner four days before the due date but don't lock them down on this day. When you take them off the turner, try to have the larger end up slightly higher the. The smaller or pointy end..

 

[Lacrystol]

Yes, you want to raise the humidity to at least 65%, if incubating ducks then you may want it higher, more so around 75-80%. 

ABSOLUTELY NOT, 80 will kill them, I know I tried it killed all 10 babies.. Keep humidity at 65 for lock down.

 

[Lacrystol]

What about the chicks would the same humidity be safe for them as well?

KEEP IT AT 65 for lock down...

 

[Lacrystol]

Yes the chicks should be fine with that humidity.  I just had a chick hatch this morning and my humidity is around 80%.

Way to high, that will absolutely kill those ducks..

 

[BantamMama13]

ABSOLUTELY NOT, 80 will kill them, I know I tried it killed all 10 babies.. Keep humidity at 65 for lock down.

I hatched a chick this morning, I thought all my chicks were done hatching and that the ducks were taking an extra day and I had the last chick hatch this morning. My humidity has been around 75% and I have had good batches with my hatch. Could my humidity control be out of whack? And what happens when duck eggs don't get above 65% humidity? The reason I raised mine the other day was because I had a duckling get shrink wrapped and had to assist his hatch.

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks for the help
One last thing should I keep them in lockdown until all have hatched or how long do I weight  after hatching to fetch them form the incubator ?

Give them at least five days for the last one to come out. However, after 24 hours from the first hatching take him out. They can survive Three days without food or water but you don't want them to go that long.


Once the first one hatches out, it will be like dominos. Ducks take longer to hatch then a chicken, ducks also don't zip what they do is they make a hole and continue to make that hole bigger and bigger until they are out. There will be a green snotty stuff in the shell of a duck, do not worry it's TOTALLY NORMAL..

 

[Lacrystol]

You should wait until they all have hatched if possible.  Chicks and ducklings don't need food or water for 24-48 hours after hatching because they feed off the yolk.  You risk causing shrink wrapping to occur by opening the incubator and losing moisture during the hatch.  When this happens your chicks won't be able to come out of the shell because their membrane has shrunk around them.  So leaving them in the incubator for a day or two is fine, and will ensure a greater percentage that hatch.

Nope they can last three days....

Agree in the shrink wrap if you open the bator, ex specially if they have made there first hole they could shrink wrap.