I Hear DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TennesseeTruly]

Go Mags!!! We're gonna need pics, don't forget!!! I'm a pic-a-holic!!! LOL

Laurie

 

[Shanay235]

I've never hatched chicks before so I don't know how long they take. I have ducks who have hatched their own eggs, I've hatched geese in an incubator, and I can tell you from experience, ducks and geese take about 24-36 hours after the external pip. As long as their still talking and moving inside the shell, they're fine.

 

[MagsC]

Oh yes, they are moving like CRAZY. I was hoping all my monitoring and babying these along would pay off at least a little bit. We are keeping two of the ducks, the rest are going to my aunt.
Yep, pictures after hatch!

I cant take good pictures through the plastic window of an LG.

 

[MagsC]

Yay!!!! The first little puddle duck is OUT!!!! It is a dark colored Indian Runner.

 

[#1Chickenfan]

I've been careful to spray water on the eggs to keep them moist so I've been opening my 'bator but only breifly. I have all 10 eggs piping and one hatched tonight! I hope the other hurry up, the little one is all alone in the brooder all nice and warm! My kids watched the whole hatching, it was a great experience for them!

 

[#1Chickenfan]

THis is pretty neat MagsC, our ducks are hatching at the same time! Mine was out at 5:45!

 

[MagsC]

Oh, this is funny, because so far I have five duckies out and five eggs pipping.

There might be more, its kind of hard to see.
On a sad note, one of the eggs that is open a lot is filled with blood. I am not sure what to make of it as I have never seen that happen before.....in my limited experience I would say that one doesnt have much of a chance of making it.

I have had to cull before and dont care for it, I am letting nature take its course either way.

 

[walkswithdog]

Go Mags's babies! Come on Duckbutts!

 

[MagsC]

10 are out and yet more are pipping.

I literally didnt sleep last night for keeping an eye on the hatch, like a nervous mama,lol.

I can get pics today when I take them out of the incubator, but need to forward the pics to someone to post them here. There are brown ones, yellow ones, spotted ones etc.

 

[walkswithdog]

That is SOOO neat! Yay Duckbutts

Bunnybutts have to do until we get a ducky dance...