My duck eggs hatching early!?!? Did I do something wrong?

[Bsranch3]

So here is a pic of Bill. He is probably driving the chicks crazy because he keeps stepping in the water lol. But I have puppy pads down so it really isn't wet. Those things are super absorbent! Its a trade off since the chicks get in the food dish and kick it around. I guess he thinks they will do the food so he will do the water. He's looking like he might be a Swedish?

Congrats!!! He is too cute!!! Good job!!

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks! Wait til I show you pip now! He's huge lol

Ok waiting?

 

[Lacrystol]

Thanks! The last post was in response just didn't work out right

LOL

 

[Teacherchick18]

None of the other eggs hatched. Today is day 33. I decided to candle to see if there was any movement in case any of the eggs came from muscovys. As I picked one up I noticed it had pipped right in the middle of the egg. It pipped on the side it was laying on so I never noticed it until today, so I really don't know when it happened. I decided to open it up to see what might have happened. To be honest I couldn't tell if it was a pip or if I had somehow put it down too hard and broken the egg. Upon opening it I could see that it's bill was right there at the pip and it had indeed pipped too low. I also, noticed lots of Amber colored gelatinous goo which I assume is the same sticky stuff that plagued my chicks. The yolk was about medium sized. I plan on opening the others to see what the causes of such a poor hatch might be. Any ideas from what I found so far? What does the sticky goo mean again? Humidity too high or too low? Thanks!

 

[Teacherchick18]

Thanks! Wait til I show you pip now! He's huge lol

I'd love to see what he looks like! Do share some pics!

 

[Lacrystol]

None of the other eggs hatched. Today is day 33. I decided to candle to see if there was any movement in case any of the eggs came from muscovys. As I picked one up I noticed it had pipped right in the middle of the egg. It pipped on the side it was laying on so I never noticed it until today, so I really don't know when it happened. I decided to open it up to see what might have happened. To be honest I couldn't tell if it was a pip or if I had somehow put it down too hard and broken the egg. Upon opening it I could see that it's bill was right there at the pip and it had indeed pipped too low. I also, noticed lots of Amber colored gelatinous goo which I assume is the same sticky stuff that plagued my chicks. The yolk was about medium sized. I plan on opening the others to see what the causes of such a poor hatch might be. Any ideas from what I found so far? What does the sticky goo mean again? Humidity too high or too low? Thanks!

Yes, To high of humidity, Musky you have to spray the eggs, during hatching time, they dehydrate fast.

 

[corri]

Does anyone here have any experience letting a mother duck hatch her own eggs? I have a few questions.

 

[Lacrystol]

Does anyone here have any experience letting a mother duck hatch her own eggs? I have a few questions.

Sure what's up. If it's a first time mommy you have to keep an eye on her and be prepared. First timers will quit early but they get it the second time around.

 

[corri]

Sure what's up. If it's a first time mommy you have to keep an eye on her and be prepared. First timers will quit early but they get it the second time around.

I have a female khaki campbell that I have only had since January. I don't know how old she is or if this is her first time being a mom. She had 2 eggs that she has been sitting on for 27 days....well, I should say 1 for 27 because the first one hatched 2 days ago. I know they were both developing because I had candled them a few times and saw movement in both. So anyway....the first hatched a couple days ago and I have been nervously waiting for the second one to hatch. I thought I read somewhere that when one starts hatching it sends some sort of signal to the others. But I have read so much info the past few weeks I can't remember it all. Lol. I tried candling but I think it wasn't dark enough. I *thought* I could see a good sized air cell but I would see it for a second and then I couldn't see anything again. I know that I am being impatient because tomorrow is the actual hatch date but this is my first time ever having babies hatch! Baby #1 is doing awesome and mama is still sitting on the nest so I am taking that as a good sign. Oh, also, it seemed like when I would candle the second egg had a slightly smaller embryo than the one that hatched already. Sorry for the long random response! I'm trying to cram all this info into a couple paragraphs!

 

[WVduckchick]

Were they her eggs? If so, maybe she laid it a couple days later? Its also possible that when you candled it, it had broken into the air cell making it harder for you to see. I'm just guessing. Hopefully you will see another baby in another day or so! Good luck!