Set 23 Call Duck Eggs Today 27/3.....Buddy's please, Duck or Chick

[Apyl]

Good to know lol I feel like a new mom haha and the silkie egg is again moving!! I wish i didn't have class tonight just want to sit and watch!

Congrats on the baby !!!

 

[Highlander]

She shouldn't need more, I would leave her to recover now.

 

[a123andpoof]

Went and checked on them again, and it appears the silkie is stuck to the other hatching egg!

 

[JulieNKC]

Love the ducklings in the bathtub! Cute pics, cute ducklings.

Went and checked on them again, and it appears the silkie is stuck to the other hatching egg!

Maybe open it real quick and mist the silkie with some water to help it get unstuck?

 

[a123andpoof]

She had trouble, but she got herself unstuck! And now they won't shut up. But my temp in the bator went down again. Poor babies are probably a little cold.

 

[Tracy the chick]

She had trouble, but she got herself unstuck! And now they won't shut up. But my temp in the bator went down again. Poor babies are probably a little cold.

If the temp has gone down i wouldnt open it anymore now to keep what heat is there to stay in there. I would leave all babies in there for at least 24 hours. you can keep them in there for 2 days. if your temp dosnt go up at all and the babies are cold you will have to put the hatched ones under the heat lamp. I wouldnt give it anymore water. I know your trying your hardest hun but sometimes leaving them is the best medicine, a baby with shell stuck on it will be ok it will eventually come off. Try and sit on your hands for now

Keep us updated and i would love to see pictures...

 

[Tracy the chick]

First swim today!

The are tooooo cute

is the one on the 1st picture swimming under the water lol...

 

[a123andpoof]

If the temp has gone down i wouldnt open it anymore now to keep what heat is there to stay in there. I would leave all babies in there for at least 24 hours. you can keep them in there for 2 days. if your temp dosnt go up at all and the babies are cold you will have to put the hatched ones under the heat lamp. I wouldnt give it anymore water. I know your trying your hardest hun but sometimes leaving them is the best medicine, a baby with shell stuck on it will be ok it will eventually come off. Try and sit on your hands for now

Keep us updated and i would love to see pictures...

Yeah I am leaving it shut. She got herself unstuck, and I will leave them alone now. We had to get the one out though as she was pecking at the silkie, and just wasn't being nice. The other one I really didn't want to open it, but she she wasn't breathing well at all. The other 2 have been active, and such but she just layed their. But I turned the heat up, and both are doing okay. Only one more egg looks like it may hatch, so we shall see. I wasn't sure about the shell as I had heard of them drying on the babies. Being this is my first batch I don't want to lose any. Thanks everyone for all the help, thankfully they are all doing well now. My older EE's are a bit annoyed though that I took their lamp. (they are around a month and a half and almost feathered, they don't even need it during the day, just forget to shut it off cause they always look so cozy lol) I will post pics soon.

 

[Tracy the chick]

Yeah I am leaving it shut. She got herself unstuck, and I will leave them alone now. We had to get the one out though as she was pecking at the silkie, and just wasn't being nice. The other one I really didn't want to open it, but she she wasn't breathing well at all. The other 2 have been active, and such but she just layed their. But I turned the heat up, and both are doing okay. Only one more egg looks like it may hatch, so we shall see. I wasn't sure about the shell as I had heard of them drying on the babies. Being this is my first batch I don't want to lose any. Thanks everyone for all the help, thankfully they are all doing well now. My older EE's are a bit annoyed though that I took their lamp. (they are around a month and a half and almost feathered, they don't even need it during the day, just forget to shut it off cause they always look so cozy lol) I will post pics soon.

When i took my lamp off the marans when they were 7 weeks old they were not impressed

i used to find them with the babies under the heat lamp!...i purchased a couple of brinsea eco glo lamps there brilliant and dont use as much electric as lamps...hoping for 1 more baby for you.

 

[a123andpoof]

Yeah we picked up another lamp, the EE's were much happier lol
And I just watched 1 more egg hatch! It was pretty cool. I am happy with 4 out of 6 eggs. Now the two later ones who are due next week I am not sure about what will happen with them, they have been pushed around so much by these babies. I will be fine though if they don't hatch. But wow I think this is a pretty good turn out. If I see no movement in the other eggs by late tonight, and the babies are all fluffy I will probably move them to the brooder so the other guy has company. Though he seems okay with the EE's who are next door lol