PLEASE HELP - FIRST TIME HATCHING!

[cherrynberry]

I had to assist a lot but I now have a super healthy looking duckling. Turns out his foot was stuck over its head and the membrane had shrink wrapped preventing it from moving. Thank you for your advice!
My next question is, what temperature should the incubator be as it dries off? I currently have it set to 37.2 celcius.

Perfect...around 35 degrees Celsius

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Is it just a single duckling?

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Or do you have more in the bator

 

[cameron21]

Is it just a single duckling?

Yes just the one. I did have 6 eggs incubating but as they were bought from the supermarket only 1 of them were actually fertile.

 

[cameron21]

Perfect...around 35 degrees Celsius

Excellent, an article I read said 36.1 celcius. I don’t want to drop it down too low but at the same time I don’t want it too high so 36.1 seems like a happy medium temperature right?

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

Yes just the one. I did have 6 eggs incubating but as they were bought from the supermarket only 1 of them were actually fertile.

I would highly recommend getting a second, I know it may be a slight inconvenience but ducks are extremely social animals. They stress out when they are alone, or they get attached to you and then they stress out when you leave. It can become stressful for you, and the duck. Although I have heard of people on here who have raised individual ducks, it's pretty rare.

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

You would just have to treat it like it's your human baby, 24\7 attention

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

it sounds like you did a great job with the hatch though, congratulations!

 

[cameron21]

You would just have to treat it like it's your human baby, 24\7 attention

I have other poultry such as chickens so as soon as it’s big enough it will be introduced to the rest of the gang It will just have to be my 24/7 baby for now