nickany
Hatching
- Aug 30, 2015
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I have been (not so patiently) awaiting the hatching out of 15 Welsh Harlequin ducklings, ordered from Metzer Farms. Beforehand, I studied everything I could get my hands on, gleaning the most from Holderread's "Raising Ducks" and Damerow's "Hatching and Brooding."
I keep wishing someone was here to hold my hand in this and give some reassurance! Despite conflicting info on several points, it seems common knowledge that the babies should be enjoying the brooder by now? Incubation began in a new Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance on July 31st at 8pm, so it has been nearly 30 days.
Six eggs pipped the shell, two on the wrong end, only one progressed enough to make several breaks, a dime-sized area with most of the membrane appearing intact. For a couple hours I could see pulsing at the hole, and peeping through oozing yolk, and I've seen nothing more for over 24 hours
Two wobble occasionally, but I fear they aren't going to make it since they aren't 'unzipping' the shell...this is so depressing it's keeping me awake all night. It hadn't occurred to me that they would all die at the very end!
I keep wishing someone was here to hold my hand in this and give some reassurance! Despite conflicting info on several points, it seems common knowledge that the babies should be enjoying the brooder by now? Incubation began in a new Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance on July 31st at 8pm, so it has been nearly 30 days.
Six eggs pipped the shell, two on the wrong end, only one progressed enough to make several breaks, a dime-sized area with most of the membrane appearing intact. For a couple hours I could see pulsing at the hole, and peeping through oozing yolk, and I've seen nothing more for over 24 hours
Two wobble occasionally, but I fear they aren't going to make it since they aren't 'unzipping' the shell...this is so depressing it's keeping me awake all night. It hadn't occurred to me that they would all die at the very end!
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