Yes we are on day 27. I have this little "incubator" sitting inside our big brooding box, and the temp around on the outside of the "bator" is about 90 degrees. Could I move hatched ducklings to that outside or do they have to fluff up in the incubation environment? I have a much larger pan I could be using but thought it might be harder to focus the heat from the lamp. Suppose I could still just move everthing to the bigger pan but have them sitting close together still and ten they could spread out when they emerge.
Ok I will wait until after 3pm today to wonder if i should help the first pipper; that would be about 24 hrs since he broke through. Hope he just moves along on his own and gets those others going!
Added the towel and humidity went right up.
OK no we don't want to help at this point, we have to give them until there due date, so we have ONE more day yet, So if they haven't externally peeped by tomorrow, then we can give them a safe hole, but I don't think we are going to have to take it to that point. Sounds like once you boosted up that humidity they were relieved and able to make some progress.
They will need there temp at about 95 then each week you decrease that by 5. But in your case, you need them in something where the temp will be 100 until they fluff up. because there is NO way they are going to do well in that little tiny container, with that Plastic on top oh they will just Knock that right off, so once they hatch, your gonna have to move it elsewhere, which Stinks because the first one ALWAYS is the best one because he will get the others going. But you can't keep him in that small of a container, if you want the others to succeed.