Duck eggs day 21 Air cell photos and Incubation pictures

[My15Ducks]

Here we go! He looks slimy too

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Here we go! He looks slimy too
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It could be humidity is to high
Is this the last to hatch
? If so take a q tip and turn it over that gunk. It will lift off. Better to get it while wet before it sticks to baby
My last egg in each bator did this
Each bator at the schools hatched for 3 days and both last babies were sticky and I had ti get hardened goo off

 

[My15Ducks]

It could be humidity is to high
Is this the last to hatch
? If so take a q tip and turn it over that gunk. It will lift off. Better to get it while wet before it sticks to baby
My last egg in each bator did this
Each bator at the schools hatched for 3 days and both last babies were sticky and I had ti get hardened goo off

That’s exactly what I’m doing, thanks! I cleaned off his face and neck and then put him back in to warm up. I was wondering if the high humidity from all the ducklings hatching was causing the stickiness

 

[My15Ducks]

It could be humidity is to high
Is this the last to hatch
? If so take a q tip and turn it over that gunk. It will lift off. Better to get it while wet before it sticks to baby
My last egg in each bator did this
Each bator at the schools hatched for 3 days and both last babies were sticky and I had ti get hardened goo off

Oops, I forgot to answer: yes this is the last one to hatch

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oops, I forgot to answer: yes this is the last one to hatch

Were you able to get all the goo off?

 

[My15Ducks]

It’s out of the egg but still attached to the umbilical I think? Should I let the cord break naturally?

 

[My15Ducks]

By the time I went to pick up the duckling he was no longer connected to the umbilical. There’s a tiny bit of bleeding. I put iodine on the navel and then put him in a bowl lined with non stick pads because I don’t have paper towels

 

[Miss Lydia]

By the time I went to pick up the duckling he was no longer connected to the umbilical. There’s a tiny bit of bleeding. I put iodine on the navel and then put him in a bowl lined with non stick pads because I don’t have paper towels
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Such a tiny little one. I bet your pooped lol

 

[My15Ducks]

I’m so tired but so happy they’ve all hatched. Of the 29 that went into lockdown, 28 hatched. Now I just have to keep them all alive. The last hatched duckling is hanging out in its bowl and looking perkier.

Between the incubator malfunction and all the duckling care I got maybe 2 hours of sleep last night But worth it to see all these babies.

Here is Ruu, the wrong end, full assist baby who is super healthy.

 

[My15Ducks]

The other duckling hopped into the bowl with the last duckling.