Help! Brown spots forming on hatching pekin duck egg after external pip!

[DuckyDonna]

Yep, the lamp needs to be on 24-7 for the first few weeks. He's adorable! You can back the temp off to 90 degrees at the hot end though. Ducklings don't need as much heat as chickens.

doesn't it depend on the temperature where you are? I only had the lamp on for a few days each time I've hatched because the temperature outside was so warm/hot.

 

[MGG]

doesn't it depend on the temperature where you are? I only had the lamp on for a few days each time I've hatched because the temperature outside was so warm/hot.

Yes, it would. If it's very hot out outside I guess you could only run the lamp at night. I live in SD though, so we can get pretty cold temps, even in the summer at night.