UPDATE--Did anybody experienced such a hatching disaster....

[Mzyla]

Yesterday evening at about 8M I went to turn my ANCONA duck eggs in incubator and because they seem little too hot, i figured I let them cool off a bit, by leaving the cover open. I was thinking to come back and close the cover in a bout 1-2 minutes.

Then daughter came to visit with grand kids and all the commotion shuttered my memory!
This morning I went to turn my eggs over and I see the cover open and eggs soooo cold!

I covered them and hope for the best, but that would take literal miracle for them to hatch.
I'm devastated and so angry at my self.

I was turning them for so many days - Start day was March 21 and they were to be due at April 17.
Only 8 days to go!
They were developing so nicely!

Does any of you experienced such disaster and what was the outcome?
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UPDATE
Today is day 28-th
They are hatching!
Two already drinking water and the rest is having holes in eggs
What a tough ducklings!

 

[FireTigeris]

get them warm slowly and see if they will hatch give an extra day or three to hatch.

They -might- still hatch, unless your house is 45*f or something.

 

[Mzyla]

You answer did gave me a "ray of sunshine" - Thank you!

I did slowly bring the temperature up....and the house was not that cold. It is spring after all

I was and constantly am blessed with various miracles; those might be little, meaningless things to others, but so significant me!
Maybe this time God will grant me the miracle of hatching? Resurrecting my ducklings?
I will keep you guys post it.

 

[Oregon Blues]

I've heard of people who had long power outages have their eggs hatch anyway. So keep going.

Fingers crossed for you.

 

[Mzyla]

Thank you

for these comforting answers!

 

[tweetysvoice]

My thought is, the mama ducks will commonly get up to eat, drink, and take a quick swim while brooding - they aren't covered during that time, so I'm betting that they are going to be just fine!!! Keep us posted and we'll want to see pictures!!

 

[Mzyla]

MIRACLE!?

Update is in my First oryginal post.

 

[Amiga]

Hallelujah and YAY!

 

[toadbriar]

YAY! They look great!! I have done this too... once for several hours

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats they are adorable little miracles!!