MAY Hatch-Along!!!! Let's do this!!!

[Diamond88]

Oh my gosh, she's so tiny. have you named her yet? she's the cutest little thing!

Thank you, thank you! I'm so happy. I've wanted ducks my whole life and now I finally have one. As for the name, I haven't named it yet because I'm waiting to find out for sure if she is actually a "she." I started calling her a girl tonight, but my boyfriend insists she's a boy!

Once I'm able to determine the sex, I'll come up with a name. Right now I'm just so excited that s/he is here with us!

 

[Nsampsel]

I put 1 egg in lockdown yesterday, the only 1 out of 7 from my girls that developed. 6 Silkies & 2 Ameracunas go on tomorrow. Then a few every day or so til the 5th & the last 3 on the 11th. Patiently awaiting babies

 

[fowllover]

Thanks! Here she is!

she is so stinking cute! Congratulations!

 

[WillsC]

Well this morning woke up to 9 cute little ducklings. Have 4 more that have pipped and 6 more that are still just sitting there. I am pretty sure two of those are dead...they looked off at the last candling before lockdown.

 

[fowllover]

Well this morning woke up to 9 cute little ducklings. Have 4 more that have pipped and 6 more that are still just sitting there. I am pretty sure two of those are dead...they looked off at the last candling before lockdown.

Congratulations!

 

[fowllover]

Well I start lock down today on my duck eggs. I am really nervous on the outcome. I am also startin 7 call duck eggs and 3 Welsh Harlequin today as well.

I helped the last polish frizzle chick that had pipped. I hate making that decision but after 36 hours, no progress and day 23 I thought I had best try to help. Fortunately the outcome was a success. He is doing well and doesnt appear to have any challenges.

 

[wordgirl]

fowllover - Interesting. I'd love to see a picture. Thanks! Sorry about your stink bomb. Yuck! Did you have any warning?

I hope I don't have one! Yay on your eggs with the spike! So glad they seem to be alright. Yes, I have to see movement, too, or I don't know what to look for. I'm sure your lockdown will go well - keep us updated! So exciting!

nsampsel - Congratulations on your eggs!

I've never had a Silkie, but I'd like to have one just for fun. Let us know how your hatches go!

GoinQuackrrs - Thank you! Tonight is day 24, so I'll check for internal pips tonight. When do you raise humidity? As soon as you see an internal pip? Just the last 2 days? Or whenever you lock down?

Also, do any of you lower temp for the hatch? If you do, when do you start that?

diamond88 - Congratulations!!! She is absolutely adorable!

Ilovemyduckies - I hope all your eggs are actually still alive.

And if your broody wants to join in, she can - it's still May after all.

ducklover700 - I will definitely post pictures when they arrive! I'm so excited to see what colors hatch out! I know - it's been a long wait!

Congratulations on your mom's chicks! Tell me if a Muscovy hatches!

WillsC - Congratulations on your Muscovy ducklings!!!

In checking air cells last night, I looked at one of my eggs that has movement, but the duckling is much smaller than many of the others - lots of space left in there. What does that mean? Do you sometimes just get a tiny duckling? Or will it not make it? In that egg there is at least one little dark spot under the shell that's been there for a while (but wasn't there right at the beginning) that I think might be bacteria, but I don't know how to tell.

 

[ducklover700]

fowllover - Interesting. I'd love to see a picture. Thanks! Sorry about your stink bomb. Yuck! Did you have any warning?

I hope I don't have one! Yay on your eggs with the spike! So glad they seem to be alright. Yes, I have to see movement, too, or I don't know what to look for. I'm sure your lockdown will go well - keep us updated! So exciting!

nsampsel - Congratulations on your eggs!

I've never had a Silkie, but I'd like to have one just for fun. Let us know how your hatches go!

GoinQuackrrs - Thank you! Tonight is day 24, so I'll check for internal pips tonight. When do you raise humidity? As soon as you see an internal pip? Just the last 2 days? Or whenever you lock down?

Also, do any of you lower temp for the hatch? If you do, when do you start that?

diamond88 - Congratulations!!! She is absolutely adorable!

Ilovemyduckies - I hope all your eggs are actually still alive.

And if your broody wants to join in, she can - it's still May after all.

ducklover700 - I will definitely post pictures when they arrive! I'm so excited to see what colors hatch out! I know - it's been a long wait!

Congratulations on your mom's chicks! Tell me if a Muscovy hatches!

WillsC - Congratulations on your Muscovy ducklings!!!

In checking air cells last night, I looked at one of my eggs that has movement, but it's much smaller than many of the others - lots of space left in there. What does that mean? Do you sometimes just get a tiny duckling? Or will it not make it? In that egg there is at least one little dark spot under the shell that's been there for a while (but wasn't there right at the beginning) that I think might be bacteria, but I don't know how to tell.

Looks like we don't have a muscovy We did however, hatch out five healthy chicks! woohoo!

 

[WallabyOfChaos]

Well, as of last night (day 10) we are down to 16 out of 24 call duck eggs. One still looks pretty iffy and I plan to candle again on day 15. For what I paid for the eggs I only need 3 ducklings to hatch to be "in the money" so to speak.

Congratulations to everyone with new hatchlings!!!

 

[wordgirl]

I have internal pips!

Kind of freaking out. I wasn't expecting to lock down until tomorrow, but I guess the ducklings had other ideas. I just removed the turner and added a sponge and spritzed the eggs. On one of the internal pips (I didn't candle all of them because I wanted to get them back in the incubator as soon as possible - should I have checked all of them?) I could hear it tapping on the shell.

Oh my goodness! I'm so excited and so worried! I hope everything goes okay. I hope they're alright since it's kind of early. How soon after internal pips usually is the actual pip?

ducklover700 - Oh well! Glad the other chicks are doing well!

WallabyofChaos - Congrats on your developing eggs!