Temperature and Humidity for Hatching

[Lacrystol]

Okay, it's been since this morning since I've seen any activity other then wiggling. It's still wiggling a bit but there is no hole big enough for a beak or anything. There is just a couple cracks. How long should I wait before intervening... if I should intervene at all? I think I saw some wiggling in one of the other eggs but no cracks in those. This waiting game is driving me crazy. lol

You must be patient we are on there schedule not yours. LOL OMG wiggling is a GOOD SIGN

 

[Lacrystol]

Nothing from the others still this morning but the one has cracked a bit further. No hole yet, just a pushed up crack. Humidity starting to dipped down to 65% now.

GOOD Deal he's coming,

wait for it, wait for it wait for it.. LOL

 

[Lacrystol]

I will definitely try that. I actually got it to eat some of the duck feed today but getting the others interested and sprinkling it in the water. The little sick duckling was right next to the water and started eating the food in the water too. Now it is moving more and seems to be doing a little better. I did give her some save a chick since I had that on hand here and that seemed to help a bit too. She is moving about and holding her head up a little better but is shaky and gets tired quick.

GOOD JOB. WOOO HOOO

 

[Lacrystol]

I do have both of those but I also have poly vi sol. I read the package this morning and it has 8mg of niacin so I gave that to her this morning. When I got home tonight I had a hard time telling her from the others she was doing so much better. Her legs are together the way they should be and she is keeping her head up. She is still a little shaky if she is active for a while but I sprinkled food in her water and she is drinking and eating now with the others. My only concern is that she is having a hard time righting herself if she flips over. But that seems to be happening less and less now. Last night it happened about every 15 to 20 minutes or so. I ended up sleeping with her on my chest so I could actually doze since if I left her in the brooder she would flop on her back and couldn't get back up.

Yesterday evening she couldn't lift her head and would not eat or drink on her own and wasn't opening her eyes hardly at all. Here is a picture of her now.

I am going to keep giving her the poly vi sol until I don't see any more symptoms but so far I am very impressed with how quickly she is bouncing back. Thanks for your help she would have not made it without it

Poultry drench works better for ducks, Polyvisol works GREAT for Chickens, not so well with ducks, Wait let me clarify that, it works with ducks but takes longer..

 

[Lacrystol]

I do have both of those but I also have poly vi sol. I read the package this morning and it has 8mg of niacin so I gave that to her this morning. When I got home tonight I had a hard time telling her from the others she was doing so much better. Her legs are together the way they should be and she is keeping her head up. She is still a little shaky if she is active for a while but I sprinkled food in her water and she is drinking and eating now with the others. My only concern is that she is having a hard time righting herself if she flips over. But that seems to be happening less and less now. Last night it happened about every 15 to 20 minutes or so. I ended up sleeping with her on my chest so I could actually doze since if I left her in the brooder she would flop on her back and couldn't get back up.

Yesterday evening she couldn't lift her head and would not eat or drink on her own and wasn't opening her eyes hardly at all. Here is a picture of her now.

I am going to keep giving her the poly vi sol until I don't see any more symptoms but so far I am very impressed with how quickly she is bouncing back. Thanks for your help she would have not made it without it

ducks are very hardy animals, shell bounce back, again with polyvisol it will work just takes longer.. Be patient she'll recover.. just a little weak start.. LOL

 

[Lacrystol]

And the first arrived!!!! Looking real good and drying out. Thanks for you help. I believe at least one other will hatch. Not sure about the other two. I only had 4 eggs from my duck.

WOOOO HOOOO YOUR PATENCE HAS PAID OFFF. WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


now for the mess. LOL

 

[DewittPondFarm]

WOOOO HOOOO YOUR PATENCE HAS PAID OFFF. WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


now for the mess. LOL

The big noisy guy was moved to the brooder and now two more are popping! I don't think the very last egg will hatch but you never know. It's day 31. I never realized how long it took to hatch! I'm just happy most appear to be making it.

 

[LilyD]

Poultry drench works better for ducks, Polyvisol works GREAT for Chickens, not so well with ducks, Wait let me clarify that, it works with ducks but takes longer..

I did order the nutri drench but the soonest they could get it here was on Tuesday. No one around my area carries it. I called all the feed and tack stores and they stock the save a chick and probiotics but no one has the nutri drench. I figured since I had the poly vi sol on hand I could use that but I will definitely make sure to have the nutri drench on hand for next hatching. She is going to hate me for giving it to her as she was starting out. The faces that she makes and the amount she fights me when I give it to her lets me know that it tastes horrible lol. Tonight she was chasing bugs with her other hatch mates so I decided not to give her more even though she is still a little shaky. She is eating and drinking well so she should get niacin from the food now right?

 

[Lacrystol]

The big noisy guy was moved to the brooder and now two more are popping! I don't think the very last egg will hatch but you never know. It's day 31. I never realized how long it took to hatch! I'm just happy most appear to be making it.

WOOO HOOOOO, come on CRACKER HEAD!!!



AND THE COMPETITION IS ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Make a safe hole for the last one..

 

[Lacrystol]

I did order the nutri drench but the soonest they could get it here was on Tuesday. No one around my area carries it. I called all the feed and tack stores and they stock the save a chick and probiotics but no one has the nutri drench. I figured since I had the poly vi sol on hand I could use that but I will definitely make sure to have the nutri drench on hand for next hatching. She is going to hate me for giving it to her as she was starting out. The faces that she makes and the amount she fights me when I give it to her lets me know that it tastes horrible lol. Tonight she was chasing bugs with her other hatch mates so I decided not to give her more even though she is still a little shaky. She is eating and drinking well so she should get niacin from the food now right?

Ok not to much protein, bugs have a lot of protein which is good for them but also to much can cause them to get angel wing...