HUMIDITY WAS UP TO 91% HELP PLEASE!!

[sumi]

Awww, cute! Congrats! Leave him in there until he's dry and then quickly move him to the brooder. They will be sleepy and exhausted after the hatch, but by tomorrow or later today even it will be full of beans. How are the others doing?

 

[JHducks3]

There's also a red sack like thing in his egg? He's not attached to it

 

[sumi]

Sounds like the inner membrane.

 

[JHducks3]

Ok good he seems healthy very tired! I will take him out the incubator today as he's starting to make a mess

 

[KYTinpusher]

Just keep in mind that the more you open up the incubator while the other eggs are hatching, the more likely the other eggs will get shrinkwrapped. It is called LOCKDOWN for a reason. The newly hatched duckilngs can safely be left in the incubator for a day or two while the others finish hatching.

 

[JHducks3]

Okay thank you! I'm gonna get the brooder stuff today

 

[sumi]

How are the remaining eggs doing? And the malpositioned one?

 

[JHducks3]

The duckling that hatched last night is in the brooder , one egg hatched today and in one of the malpositioned ones the beak keeps popping out the hole so hopefully he will hatch and what should be the temperature in the brooder and should I leave the red bulb on all night?

 

[sumi]

Read that duckling care article, it will tell you what you need to do for them. Temp in the brooder should be around 95*F in the warmest spot with a cooler area where they can get away from the heat if they need to and yes, keep the lamp on all night. They need constant heat now.

 

[JHducks3]

Sumi all five have hatched! Even the two malpositoned ones all at night! I'm so happy will post pics soon! (Incubator is in a right state though!)