All advice for raising ducklings please

[New duck mommy 2021]

So glad things are going good

 

[junior67]

So happy to hear things are going so well. Good luck with the rest of them. You are doing a great job!!!

Thanks. I was feeling quite dumb since I have hatched a ton of chicks and assisted etc. but man duck eggs sure felt different

 

[junior67]

So glad things are going good

Thank you for all the help. I am feeling a bit more confident now!! Not to say I am not checking on the other eggs non stop knowing it may not be till late afternoon/tomorrow night that they hatch but sure hope not since I am going out tomorrow night. Lol

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Thank you for all the help. I am feeling a bit more confident now!! Not to say I am not checking on the other eggs non stop knowing it may not be till late afternoon/tomorrow night that they hatch but sure hope not since I am going out tomorrow night. Lol

I learned by having anything and everything go wrong

 

[Luv Ducks]

Thanks. I was feeling quite dumb since I have hatched a ton of chicks and assisted etc. but man duck eggs sure felt different

You are most welcome. The little water fowl sure can be more difficult.

 

[junior67]

Up to 7 hatched, 2 more pipped and did a safety hole in the last egg. They are all soooo cute!!!! I am so in love.

2 yellow ones, 3 black and yellow that all look different, a blue and yellow and a mostly blue with a big of yellow.

oops did this last night and never posted it. have newer pics today but will post this first

 

[junior67]

@New duck mommy 2021 and anyone else.....

HELP!!!!!!!!! I did a BIG BIG mistake!!!!!!!! So the last 2 eggs hatched that were pipped. I candled the one I did a safety hole in a few times and didn't think I saw movement. yesterday I would think maybe I saw the shadow in the air cell moving but then I wouldn't see it so wasn't sure if it was or not. then last night (well early am) I had checked a couple times and saw nothing so made a bigger hold so I could SEE in there and see if any movement and there was nothing. but figured I would leave it overnight JIC. checked this am and no movement, checked early afternoon and nothing from looking in the hole and also candling.. so decided to do an eggtopsy to figure out what went wrong. popped off the top and there was MOVEMENT!!! crap! quickly put coconut oil on the membrane (took a quick pic) and put the egg top back on (thankfully it popped off in one piece) and put it back in. checked a bit later to see if I killed it and no movement even when I touched it but wasn't taking a chance so put it back for an hour to see if any change, checked and it is still alive and moving. there are still a ton of veins and I don't think internally pipped. Did I give it a death sentence? do I just leave it and wait and see? do I try to internally pip near bill so it can maybe absorb veins and yolk sac? I will post the pic I have of it opened. one of how it is closed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hang on I sent her a text with this. Hopefully she’ll be here soon. In the meantime @cheezenkwackers is another Hatcher that hopefully can help. Or @shawluvsbirds those ducklings are adorable

 

[Canadian Wind]

Awww! What an adorable bunch! I personally think that ducklings are much cuter than chicks.

I'm always terrified when I check eggs that haven't hatched of just this scenario. Hopefully help is on the way!

 

[junior67]

Awww! What an adorable bunch! I personally think that ducklings are much cuter than chicks.

I'm always terrified when I check eggs that haven't hatched of just this scenario. Hopefully help is on the way!

Thank you. And OMG they are so much cuter!!!!!