Hatching Duck eggs....I messed up...UPDATE.....#1

[Sarkchick]

Baby needs to cheer louder. Get the ball rolling

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

The first Duckling is out!.......Finally I had to help it out of the egg....Very tiny!


Yippee only 9 more to go!!!

 

[chickens really]

@WVduckchick.....The other one is zipping now....Should I assist if it is struggling also?........I will wait and give it time....How much time though?

 

[WVduckchick]

@WVduckchick.....The other one is zipping now....Should I assist if it is struggling also?........I will wait and give it time....How much time though?

Its hard to say from start to finish. Normally it takes maybe an hour or so. But the important part is that they keep going, once they really get started! Even a minute or two of resting time between breaks is fine, but if they stop for more than about 10 minutes at a time, I get worried.

I shake the incubator, peck on the window, shine the flashlight, make sure they are still active.

 

[WVduckchick]

Oh, and as long as the membrane stays nice and paper white -- to wet looking gray -- they should be fine.

You do not want the membrane to get brown or dry looking.

 

[chickens really]

@WVduckchick.....The other one is zipping now....Should I assist if it is struggling also?........I will wait and give it time....How much time though?

Its hard to say from start to finish.  Normally it takes maybe an hour or so.  But the important part is that they keep going, once they really get started!  Even a minute or two of resting time between breaks is fine, but if they stop for more than about 10 minutes at a time, I get worried. 

I shake the incubator, peck on the window, shine the flashlight, make sure they are still active.   

Alright.....I will keep you posted....Thanks so much!

 

[chickens really]

I'm setting up my brooder and heating it up......This baby is causing me grief and stress rolling the eggs all over the place!

Yikes!!!!....I'm getting stressed out!

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

I'm setting up my brooder and heating it up......This baby is causing me grief and stress rolling the eggs all over the place!

Yikes!!!!....I'm getting stressed out!

Take deeeep breaths

 

[chickens really]

Another hatched and 3 more have started to zip!

 

[QuackSpeak]

Yay!!