Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[qwackers]

Well I am using a 30 gallon aquarium that is currently on it's side. I found a weird article on how to make a incubator out of an aquarium. I have 3 lights in there, and a heat mat. I also opened the lid on my 95 gallon aquarium in the same room so it will increase my overall humidity in the air. Besides that I'm close to the beach so we have naturally more humid air. (Prob at 70%) None of the other eggs have externally pipped yet. Also the door of my incubator is a smaller opening panel in the front instead of the top, so the humidity still lingers around in there when the door opens.

Good luck! Looking toward to pictures!

 

[Duck Lover3000]

I was just wondering what age to ducklings have to be befor you can put them in water I have a tub of water in the incubator thats no very deep that the ducklings get into so how long until I can put them In water the oldest one will be a week old today then the rest will be a week old tomorrow there are seven of them

 

[Heidisgran]

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I was just wondering what age to ducklings have to be befor you can put them in water I have a tub of water in the incubator thats no very deep that the ducklings get into so how long until I can put them In water the oldest one will be a week old today then the rest will be a week old tomorrow there are seven of them

mine go in cleaned out lunch meat tubs the day after they hatch just as long as they aren't too deep

 

[qwackers]

Yeah I put mine in the kitchen sink full of warm water on day 2. Not too deep mind.

 

[Duck Lover3000]

Ok thanks seeing i have 7 I might put them in the bath tub

 

[Heidisgran]

how cute and congrats!

 

[Duck Lover3000]

I have 7 ducklings that are one week old I know that one is a boy for sure but I already have a drake which is his dad but I was wondering if I do keep him will he and the other grade fight I have 3 ducks so if I keep him will i also have to keep more ducks ( maybe 2 or 3 ) also if he mates with his mum will that affect the ducklings because I know that inbreeding in other animals can cause the babies to have defects but he is my favourite so I would like to keep him if I could and I forgot to mention the ducklings are cayugas as well as the mum and dad plus i have 2 Mascovy ducks

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Hey all! It's been quiet in here with everyone shutting down bators.

My boss had a mama runner duck hatch 8 sweet babies last week. Will post some photos if she would ever post them so I can steal.

I'm having all kinds of duck drama. I have a prolapsed Saxony drake that's giving me fits. I've pushed his pee-pee back in three days in a row now, then I put him back in solitary and the next thing you know, he shakes his tail until he shakes it out again. I'm getting frustrated because it's a perfectly healthy pee-pee other than the fact it won't stay where it belongs. I don't want to snip unless I have to and I really don't want to have to eat this beautiful boy, but this doesn't bode well for future breeding.

 

[qwackers]

Aw poor Mr duck. I'd like to chop one of my ducks pee pee's off! He's a serial rapist and an angry one at that!

 

[angiert]

i feel ya qwackers! i had to take my girls away from my boys! now they are free ranging thru the day