Hatching ducklings

[stephen k]

Hello I'm new to byc an me an my girlfriend have 13hens 2 roosters and 4 ducks and we decided to try our hand at incubating!my ducklings will be in there 2 weeks 2moro.we candled them last night and we could see what looked like a heart beating through the shell!we were amazed!this must be what parents are like watching a scan

 

[wordgirl]

Exciting! I hope you have some happy, fluffy ducklings soon! The wait is hard, but worth it! Keep us posted!

 

[stephen k]

They will be in the incubator 3 weeks on Friday!is there anything else I should know or expect?i turn them regularly and apply water for humidity when needed?

 

[Amiga]

Have you seen the two threads on hatching in the Stickies at the top of the Duck Forum?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/256233/ducks-sticky-topics-index


I have read that there comes a time called lockdown when you must not open the incubator or the humidity will drop, the ducklings will get shrink-wrapped and probably die. I don't mean to scare you, but that seems like a critical bit of information I keep seeing here.

 

[stephen k]

This is my 2 ducks that hatched!there called Bo an Luke.lik Bo an Luke duke from the dukes of hazard only duck

 

[Amiga]

Wowie! How are they doing? Do you have a thermometer in there? 90F the first week, dropping 5 degrees a week, always room to move away from the heat to a cooler spot.

Yes, I am a worrywort.

Congratulations!!!

 

[sophieoneill]

Soo cute..what breed of duck are they..and after how many days did they hatch? They look a little like Khaki Campbells from the pic

 

[stephen k]

I had 6 eggs at the start but 2 of them had nothing in them!3 hatched yesterday and the last 1 was today!there khaki Campbell's!me an my gf are very proud

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats to you both. and here's a link to some great info. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711