I have 9 pips!! UPDATE: I have 9 ducklings!!

[featherfinder]

Very cute! And your ancona is in a hurry to meet it's new brother or sister! lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is so precious!! Congratulations!! on a great hatch!!

My ancona is trying to help the 8th ducky

 

[Bejavee]

Thanks so much for sharing this with me!!

 

[srpaint]

Soooooo cute. Makes me even more excited about mine. I have 3 weeks still. It is going to be forever! This is my first time hatching.

 

[m.kitchengirl]

JUST BEAUTIFUL.
You should enter the Ancona in the cutest duck contest.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

What darlings you have!! So sweet!!

~ Aspen

 

[Iain Utah]

Final hatching update: All 9 that externally pipped hatched on day 27. The eggs started rocking on day 20. They internally pipped on day 24. The first external pip was on day 25. Then it took 33 hours from first external pip to the first hatch. It seemed to take forever after external pip to zip, but then it was really fast once zippng started. It took 15 hours from the first hatch to complete for all 9 duckies. The only hitch that came up with my guys was one pipped on the pointy end instead of into air cell. Hubby had to help that one hatch as it could not turn to zip itself. Hubby named him Caboose. Here they are on day 2 in their brooder.

Caboose:

 

[jdywntr]

Congratulations!!!! Adorable.

 

[nickie]

Aw, I love the cayugas. How cute are they, really?

 

[cmbeall]

Oh my goodness how cute!!!!! I can't wait for ours to come on and hatch. We had our first hatch today. There is some rocking and peeping going on inside the eggs. Come on babies!!!

Congrats on your babies!!!