tomorrow they come off the turner

[ebonykawai]

No, keep positive! They nap, I read that they might sleep for 6-8 hours after a pip, so imagine how much more they sleep if they are only getting ready to pip. Stay positive, Steve!

Two more pips over here, these are near the large end. All three are BabaChicken's, nothing from Gordie's just yet.

**getting on the treadmill to work off some energy**

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Congrats. I hope he is resting. Still no pips in the others. I guess ducks take longer then chickens to pip?

 

[ebonykawai]

That could very well be. I think ducks and their hatching process is a bit different from chickens.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

He is gone

. He still wont move and I dont see any movement in the passed half hour. I am not touching the others and hope they will pip. I really really really wanted ducks. I am praying so hard that these ones will hatch

Edited to add. After my next sets of eggs hatch I may sell my bator cause I dont want to do this anymore. I know it sounds harsh but I just feel so guilty for what has happened

 

[ebonykawai]

Oh, Steve, I'm so sorry. :aww I know how you feel. It's so scary, almost like playing god or something. I was saying this morning that I feel it's my responsibility to make sure that all is well because I started this. I did this. It was my choice to incubate. I could have gotten day olds but I chose this instead.

I have another bunch in my other bator, but I know for a fact that I am not going to incubate for a long time after these guys are all done. It's so stressful and too much responsibility for little old me. I told my DH that these chickens better live for at least 10 years, lol. I just can't deal with the stress!

Please cheer up and don't feel too bad.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

Thanks ebony. Yeah I will just pack it away and put it up in the attic. I am praying these guys will hatch. Still no pips in the other eggs

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

i am officially loosing it. I heard faint peeping but dont know if it was in my head or the bator. It stopped about 10 seconds ago and I dont hear it no more. Can someone please provide me a # to the local nut house?

 

[ebonykawai]

I'll meet you there. I have pips and no action.

 

[wegotchickens]

Take deep breaths and learn self-meditation (not self-mediCation, totally different).
Steve, what happened to you is no worse than what happens in nests all the time. After seeing ducks hatch out on the farm as a kid I can tell you that many babies face far worse threats that cause far more stress.
It's hard on you to know that the choices you made may've accidently harmed the duckling, but it was an ACCIDENT. And the lesson you learned might have greater applications than just hatching eggs. Think of it as a LIFE LESSON and go easy on yourself. Becuase if you never hatch them out again then you're depriving other ducklings/chicks the experience of being loved before they are born and nurtured through their early lives. And that would be sad indeed. :aww

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

LOL. I looked and still no pips but the peep was faint so it was peeping in the shell. I also have my window open so it could have been outside. Please keep me updated on your eggs as well as everyone else on the forum