Help! first time hatching!

[silkiecuddles]

Haha, yes Ive had ducklings several times before. If we let them swim, we'll watch them. We have a plastic pond thing, that our grown ducks swim in, but I'll keep them out of it till they're a good bit older.
We had several mallards drown a couple years ago because they got in the covered pond thing, but they couldn't swim and mama couldn't get in with them. So sad.
We have a single rabbit hutch and a 3-cage rabbit hutch, so when it gets warmer and they get older they'll go out there. With a light at night, of course.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Brother sent me some videos. I'm on my way home now. There are about 6 ducklings in bator, he can't really tell. It's all yellow and bills, haha. The poor chick looked traumatized amidst all the ducks.

 

[WVduckchick]

Haha congrats!!!

 

[silkiecuddles]

Just got home. Put the 6 ducks and one chick in brooder with the others.
There are 3 duck eggs left, and 3 chicken eggs. One chicken egg I don't know if it has even pipped yet. The silkie chicken egg has been pipped since yesterday. They really walked on it today. Hope it's fine.
I know one of the duck eggs is alive. It was rocking it's egg a bit. The others are pipped but they haven't tried zipping yet. Crossing my fingers.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Bator is full of duck fluff. It's thin, like hair, but really short. The channels are full of it, so I can't tell the water level. Humidity is at 60%, so I guess it's fine. Has anyone else experienced this duck fluff stuff before?

 

[casportpony]

Bator is full of duck fluff. It's thin, like hair, but really short. The channels are full of it, so I can't tell the water level. Humidity is at 60%, so I guess it's fine. Has anyone else experienced this duck fluff stuff before?

Yeah, it makes a mess in the incubator, which is why I bought a cheap one to use as a hatcher.

-Kathy

 

[WVduckchick]

I cannot tell you how excited I am for you! Would love to see some pics when you get a chance.

 

[silkiecuddles]

I'll post some more pics ASAP. Wifi is horrid

 

[silkiecuddles]

 

[WVduckchick]

So sweet!