Mine hatched out ok without assistance. Be careful when assisting. Often times they are still absorbing the yolk sack. I keep my hatching humidity between 75 and 80%.
I know about the waiting before assisting rule, not my first rodeo with helping chicks hatch. I've helped at least 9 total when they needed it, especially the chicks that grew to big for their shells, or became sticky, and glued to their membranes due to excess moisture.
I always have fun with hatching peeps, even when it comes to helping them hatch when needed.
Okay, I'll keep you all updated. I did look up the hatch time for duck eggs just in case. The question is, what type of duck is it, if it is a duck?
It could be a mallard. They lay light green or white eggs. I got sold two goslings as ducks because the guy didn’t know what goslings looked like I guess. He was like oh they are just really big/older ducklings. So I took them because at first I didn’t really look at them till I got home with my other ducklings and chicks. So two goslings for the price of ducklings-I’ll take it! Lol
I live on a dead end and quite awhile back I found a baby gosling in my driveway. Because we are rural, I suspect someone knew I had chickens and just dropped it off. I took care of it and gave it away to some people who wanted it.
Oh wow that’s crazy! We live in a rural area too. We have 13 acres and a pond and then rock mining ponds behind us and woods. so I hear them honking all the time but the only thing we have in our pond is our 3 ducks and an occasional wild wood duck.@Aporter0190,
