Safety hole?

[FernbergFarms]

sry that was posted on the wrong thread. The hatched baby duck was not liking the brooder. Now it is content to be with his friends again. I hope I didn’t open the incubator up too much..? The humidity comes back up quickly. Can I leave the duckling in the incubator over night? It is as tall as the heating element so I don’t want it to burn but... not likening the brood alone.

 

[MomJones]

 

[FernbergFarms]

Okay! Two are pipped and one is trying to zip. The other two are kind of turning purple like where the air cell is and they are chirping and moving a ton tho. She I help the purple ones?

 

[FernbergFarms]

This is the concerning egg

 

[MGG]

@MGG

Thanks for the tag!

YEah I have a thread on this one that MGG has been trying to guid me threw with this baby

How are they doing?

 

[MGG]

@MGG one just hatched (not the concerning one) and she/he is rolling a round and chirping to the others. Another has pipped!!

Yay!!!
That's wonderful! Hopefully the bruised one hatches too!

 

[MGG]

@MGG @Pyxis my single duckling in the incubator can reach the heating element and has knocked its head on it a couple time quickly. I’ve burnt my hand on it and it is hot. I am going to bed soon and don’t want to have to worry about it burning it’s self. Is there anything you guys have done in this situation? What do you guys think? I’ve been trying not to open it so much cuz one has pipped but I have opened it a few times. Any advice? I also tried putting like a tray in their so it wouldn’t move as much and touch it but it was still tall
enough.
Thx Alli

Take him out and put him in the brooder. What kind of incubator? I only leave my babies in 3-4 hours after they hatch, max. He's ready for the brooder.

 

[MGG]

@MGG i hoper so! It’s like tossing the other eggs around. Is that okay? It’s tossing the one that pipped around.

Yup! They like to play soccer. It's fine. He's ready for the brooder though so your eggs will have some peace now.

 

[MGG]

This look good? I haven’t added foot or water.View attachment 2393634

Looks good! They don't need food or water yet. Put food and water in tomorrow. That food dish might not work. A little lid of some kind wor is best for the first few days. I use puppy pads for the first week, because I can monitor poop better and they find the food easier.

 

[MGG]

sry that was posted on the wrong thread. The hatched baby duck was not liking the brooder. Now it is content to be with his friends again. I hope I didn’t open the incubator up too much..? The humidity comes back up quickly. Can I leave the duckling in the incubator over night? It is as tall as the heating element so I don’t want it to burn but... not likening the brood alone.

I would change the lamp to a red heat bulb. It's more calming to them. Make sure the bulb is not teflon coated, and that it is made specifically for animals. He should stay in the brooder. He'll be ok. You don't want him to burn himself. What's the temp directly under the lamp?