Need help with ducks currently trying to hatch.

[GAMarans]

Oh man, even Roboduck can incubate chicken eggs. That's how easy they are.

 

[LTygress]

Oh god yes. Chicks prefer to go from pip to zip in 12 hours or so. Usually if I have a pip in the morning, it will be out that evening. And if I have a pip before bed, the little punk wants to wake me up at 3am when he gets out.

NEVER FAILS!

 

[GAMarans]

Not at all worried about the time, just want to be sure the humidity was good.

It was pretty funny ... I was doing my final check of everyone ahead of the planned lock-down today, day 25. I got about halfway through when I had a, Hmm, what's on that egg?" moment. Realized it was a pip, put it down, sprayed everyone, added water, water, water and there it sits.

Pip #2 was just noticed right before Roboduck started this thread.

 

[GAMarans]

Pretty much all of the 15 ducklings I've hatched have gotten stuck, I think 1 made it out somehow, and the single chicken hatched himself. To raise the humidity you can fold paper towels under the mesh floor to act like a sponge. That and spray warm water on everything.

Thanks. I filled the bottom of the incubator, added a soaked sponge and a small open container of water, and I have misted everything in there.

I guess I'll just have to keep a close eye on things for the next few days.