Incubating buddy wanted!

[tink0602]

I am so sorry to hear about that.

I tried to post on her yesterday afternoon, and the website was temporarily down for maintenance or something. Around 3:30pmish yesterday we finally had some zipping from 3 of them. My really early pipper, one from the day before, and one from yesterday. All 3 of them hatched before I had to go to work last night (7pm-7am)!!! My husband and kids and I all got to watch the first two hatching....it was the coolest thing ever.

#4 my husband discovered around 5am, #5 around 6:30.

I did not want to go to work, but would have probably been hovering over the incubator all night awake had I been home anyway. I am supposed to be sleeping, now, but I just had to get up to check on them. One is in the zipping process at the moment, but taking a little break (he should be the next one out). One has a good sized pip and was just moving a little bit. We still have one egg that doesn't seem to have even externally pipped, yet. Not sure if that one is just a late bloomer or if it's not going to make it.

I have to sit on my hands, because I want to take the babies out so bad. They were just all sleeping in a little pile...cutest thing ever.

Plus, they are occasionally trying to peck or stretch up to the bar that produces the heat!!! I don't want them to get burnt, but they have been okay so far. They have tapped it a few times. I can leave them in there up to 24 hours, right??
The waiting is the hardest part...I am so happy and relieved that they are all just pipping and zipping away on their own.

 

[duckyfromoz]

Congratulations on the babies!!! Its nearly 2 am here...and I cant sleep as I have one that started unzipping at around the time I normally head off to sleep. Watching them wobble around the incubator as they dry off is gorgeous.

 

[tink0602]

I just love it!

I had to share some pics.

This is the first two right after hatch.

Duckie pileup!!

 

[tink0602]

Quote:
If I hadn't had to work last night, I would have probably been up all night staring at the incubator, too! Can't wait to see your pics!!

 

[tgperg]

Cuuuuuuutttttteeeeeee!!!

 

[tink0602]

I was such a nervous nelly...now I just can't wait to get them out of there and into the brooder...come on eggs!!!

 

[tgperg]

Okay, I'm home. Those ducks are adorable!!! How many left? How many are out? Are they in the fluffy-butt brooder yet? I put a shallow plate of water in for mine to check out and they are terrified of it!

Traci

 

[duckyfromoz]

Gorgeous babies tink0602.. Are there more hatched yet?

I should have gone to bed earlier... The unzipping one still is not out this morning. It so nice to wake in the morning to a new baby flopping around...but it wont be long- she is more than half way around.

 

[DaftaboutDucks]

Congrats tink0602 & YaY,YaY, YaY, they are hatching just fine!!!

Hopefully my hatch will go as well as yours!!!

 

[tgperg]

Oh, I can't stand it, guys. Tell me what's going on! Who has babies, and how many?

Traci