My first duck hatch!

[PaulX]

My first incubation ever! From 24 eggs set on 10th November, at least 22 is alive with many internal pips, one is unzipping and one has just hatched! This little guy hatched at 26 days 9 hours into incubation, a bit early but seems healthy, energetic, with no malformation. If it's a she I'll be keeping her, otherwise I'll give him away, will vent sex after 24 hours. (I intend to keep the first three healthy females that hatch)

 

[N F C]

Congratulations!

 

[MissChick@dee]

What!!!! Congratulations completely adorable! Made my day.

 

[MotherOfPeepPeeps]

Congratulations! I want one! They are so cute!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congratulations

 

[thumper650]

Adorable! I hope to hatch a egg or two someday.

 

[PaulX]

Um... just a quick question folks. This duckling, he/she seems to have 2 vents. I'm assuming one of them is the belly button, right? and the vent should be the one closer to the tail, is that right?

The 'belly button' is just the same size as the 'vent'.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Belly button will dry up and anything hanging will fall off unless it’s still got yolk attached did the yolk sac absorb? Yes the one vent closest to the tail is the real vent.

 

[PaulX]

There is nothing hanging and no yolk, there's just another vent-like bump thing on the stomach. I assume that'd fade in a few days.

 

[PaulX]

We have more hatches!

The second came out 8 hours after the first, then the third in 5 hours.
Here's the first 3.

Then 3 more in the space of 2 hours. I didn't even see them unzip!