Hatching question

[Rooster G]

I don’t raise ducks. I’m a school teacher and we are hatching in the classroom. Don’t need a casualty!!

We need more teachers like you. Bravo for hatching in the classroom. Casualties are a powerful lesson and necessary. Kids can handle it. Great job teacher!

 

[KDMdesigns]

I agree with @Rooster G , I was fortunate to grow seeing hatching happen in my household and now that I have a toddler & chickens she's involved in process, there are many infiviindiv who don't get to experience it and you are making them aware of a powerful lesson. Congrats and good luck with the ducklings(they are so much fun-filled we hatched 5 under a broody hen last week-amazing experience).

 

[Flamens Farm]

This is not about ducks but a hen that sat on 15 eggs. They started to hatch. The first time a year ago, I was at work on hatch day and everything went smooth and she was a good mom. Maybe being home I am just too worried. Also it is May and still fairly cold in WA state and last time it was in hot August. Anyway I decided to check on her eggs on 22 day. There was 3 hatched and some cracked. Next afternoon checked and there was one dead squished baby and a squished in the egg baby which we took out of nest. Today I went out and there are 6 chicks outside the coop/nest in small fenced off area. Seems too cold out there in the dirt but she wont go back in the nest. There are still about 7 eggs in nest that haven't begin to even crack. One of her chicks seems to be weak and shivering and not going under her. She was such a good mommy last time. Not sure what to do about the weak looking chicks or the eggs still in the nest

You need to post this thread as Emergency what should I do or something like that, there are a lot of knowlegable people here that will help give you ideas and what to do.