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[suki'smom]

Ducklings! We've got ducklings! Woohoo! 1 Blue Swedish and 2 Ancona I am soo incredibly excited right now! A-5 was the first the hatch. The humidity must not have been high enough (even though I misted through the vent holes) because the other two were completely zipped through the shell, but not the membrane. It was very tough. So I snatched them up, made sure the veins were absorbed and pulled the little babies out of there. They were so happy, peeping their little heads off LOL

The other two Ancona are well on their way, each with nickel sized holes made. I put a damp towel in there so the hatched ones dont hurt themselves on the wire and to help with humidity. If the unhatched to aren't out when I'm off of work and all the veins are absorbed I'll help them too. I'll have to invest in a good hygrometer for sure next time. Thats probably why the first one took so long to hatch, the membrane was too tough!

The other two Blue Swedish look like late quitters. The one doest even look like it got into the air sack and the other one internally pipped but I don't see any movement. Also there is a large dark patch on the shell so maybe it hit a large blood vessel.

I can't upload pics with my phone but I will try to get some up after work. WOOT! Go duckies

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ducklings! We've got ducklings! Woohoo! 1 Blue Swedish and 2 Ancona

I am soo incredibly excited right now! A-5 was the first the hatch. The humidity must not have been high enough (even though I misted through the vent holes) because the other two were completely zipped through the shell, but not the membrane. It was very tough. So I snatched them up, made sure the veins were absorbed and pulled the little babies out of there. They were so happy, peeping their little heads off LOL
The other two Ancona are well on their way, each with nickel sized holes made. I put a damp towel in there so the hatched ones dont hurt themselves on the wire and to help with humidity. If the unhatched to aren't out when I'm off of work and all the veins are absorbed I'll help them too. I'll have to invest in a good hygrometer for sure next time. Thats probably why the first one took so long to hatch, the membrane was too tough!
The other two Blue Swedish look like late quitters. The one doest even look like it got into the air sack and the other one internally pipped but I don't see any movement. Also there is a large dark patch on the shell so maybe it hit a large blood vessel.
I can't upload pics with my phone but I will try to get some up after work. WOOT! Go duckies

I can tell you are excited... Congrats look forward to seeing the lil ones..

 

[suki'smom]

Oh my gosh I feel soo awful right now... I didn't take into consideration how much taller ducklings are than chicks. When I came home from work I was watching the ducklings and the Blue Swedish stood up straight and bumped it head on the head on the heating element! It didn't seem to be harmed in anyway but I quick snatched everyone out of the incubator and put them in their brooder. I quickly noticed that one wasn't opening either of it's eyes and had a red line on it's bill. Another one (that hatched out of the waxed egg) had one eye swollen and closed. They both can open the eyes but choose not to most of the time. Also they both seem very healthy and active otherwise and are learning to eat and drink. I put a tiny bit of Terramycin eye ointment in the affected eyes to hopefully help a bit. The nictating membrane in the wax egg duckling seems slightly damaged but the eye is unharmed. The duckling with both eyes swollen seems to have no damage done to the eye itself or the nictating membrane so I think that the eyelid is what sustained damage. I put a vitamin/electolyte supplement in their water and everyone seems to be doing well otherwise. I just feel soo terrible right now. I hope they heal up ok...

 

[Green Lantern]

Oh! I hope they will be ok. I was thinking about trying to hatch some duck eggs in the Spring, but now I am thinking that there might be a lot more learning to do on my part before then.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh my gosh I feel soo awful right now... I didn't take into consideration how much taller ducklings are than chicks. When I came home from work I was watching the ducklings and the Blue Swedish stood up straight and bumped it head on the head on the heating element! It didn't seem to be harmed in anyway but I quick snatched everyone out of the incubator and put them in their brooder. I quickly noticed that one wasn't opening either of it's eyes and had a red line on it's bill. Another one (that hatched out of the waxed egg) had one eye swollen and closed. They both can open the eyes but choose not to most of the time. Also they both seem very healthy and active otherwise and are learning to eat and drink. I put a tiny bit of Terramycin eye ointment in the affected eyes to hopefully help a bit. The nictating membrane in the wax egg duckling seems slightly damaged but the eye is unharmed. The duckling with both eyes swollen seems to have no damage done to the eye itself or the nictating membrane so I think that the eyelid is what sustained damage. I put a vitamin/electolyte supplement in their water and everyone seems to be doing well otherwise. I just feel soo terrible right now. I hope they heal up ok...

Gosh i hope they are doing better this morning, at least you got on it fast. could it have been the heating element? hopefully good news this morning. how many total hatched?

 

[suki'smom]

5 hatched total. 4 Ancona and 1 Blue Swedish. Everyone is doing excellent today, no more poofy eyes

Here are some pics:

A-5's cracked egg

A-5 fixed with wax

And A-5!

A-4

A-2

A-1

B-1

Baby Ducks In A Row

 

[Miss Lydia]

5 hatched total. 4 Ancona and 1 Blue Swedish. Everyone is doing excellent today, no more poofy eyes

Here are some pics:

A-5's cracked egg

A-5 fixed with wax

And A-5!

A-4

A-2

A-1

B-1

Baby Ducks In A Row

Oh my goodness they are precious,,, Congrats and thanks so much for sharing..