New photos of Bleenie's ducklings!!

[PlumTuckered]

Miss Lydia, the only help I gave her was to rub the ick off of her shell and membrane from the egg that had popped and laid a hot wet paper towel across the egg. Once the membrane was moist the baby started working a little more, just not as fast as she may have before. As of half an hour ago she's completely out of the shell and super exhausted. Everytime she hears me talk she starts to peep. I won't put out her with Mamma and the siblings until she's showing some strength. This is why I like my Ducks used to me touching them all the time so when something like this happens I know I can go out and get in the duck house and slip a baby under her. Bleenie is mighty proud of her little brood, everytime I open the hatch on the nesting box she stands up and shows them off, she even lets me pick them up. If one of the other ducks comes for a peek she barks at them and covers the babies up LOL She took them out to the screened in porch of the duck house so I scooped the nest out of there and put all fresh hay in. There were 2 more rotten eggs and below them were 3 eggs with fully formed ducklings that didn't make it :-( breaks my heart.

Oh my I'd love some Lavenders as well, such a gorgeous color!

Michelle

 

[Bleenie]

Talk to the baby, even just squeaky duck noises. I know it sounds crazy but I always do it when I am incubating ducks eggs and the babies will hatch faster if you "talk" to them while they're working on it, they will also squeak back at you. I took a video last year of one of mine hatching and everytime i talked to it it would squeak and kick the shell open more... it was too freakin cute!

And btw, those babies are ADORABLE

Thank you Hon, I'm tickled to bits with them. I think baby number 7 will make it, I've got it in here in the incubator with high humidity. It's weak but it's peeping now and then.

Michelle

lol, i see now that i was a little late with my reply!

 

[Miss Lydia]

so happy to hear it made it out..

Miss Lydia, the only help I gave her was to rub the ick off of her shell and membrane from the egg that had popped and laid a hot wet paper towel across the egg. Once the membrane was moist the baby started working a little more, just not as fast as she may have before. As of half an hour ago she's completely out of the shell and super exhausted. Everytime she hears me talk she starts to peep. I won't put out her with Mamma and the siblings until she's showing some strength. This is why I like my Ducks used to me touching them all the time so when something like this happens I know I can go out and get in the duck house and slip a baby under her. Bleenie is mighty proud of her little brood, everytime I open the hatch on the nesting box she stands up and shows them off, she even lets me pick them up. If one of the other ducks comes for a peek she barks at them and covers the babies up LOL She took them out to the screened in porch of the duck house so I scooped the nest out of there and put all fresh hay in. There were 2 more rotten eggs and below them were 3 eggs with fully formed ducklings that didn't make it :-( breaks my heart.

Oh my I'd love some Lavenders as well, such a gorgeous color!

Michelle