Ok on the 28th day of duck hatching do the baby ducks move in the egg?
Q. Because a friend of mines mom told me that on the day before hatching the baby duck doesnt move because it is saving it energy. Is this Correct and please explain?
Asked by Amber D - Tue Jul 22 14:46:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Incorrect... The egg can actually move 6 days befor it hatches. SOmetimes 8. It all depends on the egg. Most move 3-8 days befor hatch. They move slightly. And more 3 days befor hatch to get to hatching position. And to pip through the egg. They can pip through the egg on hatching day also 3 days befor hatch. They do rest frequently butr then go at it to pip and to get in th hatching position. I own many ducks and have hatched many as well.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Tue Jul 22 15:10:58 2008
Q. Because a friend of mines mom told me that on the day before hatching the baby duck doesnt move because it is saving it energy. Is this Correct and please explain?
Asked by Amber D - Tue Jul 22 14:46:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Incorrect... The egg can actually move 6 days befor it hatches. SOmetimes 8. It all depends on the egg. Most move 3-8 days befor hatch. They move slightly. And more 3 days befor hatch to get to hatching position. And to pip through the egg. They can pip through the egg on hatching day also 3 days befor hatch. They do rest frequently butr then go at it to pip and to get in th hatching position. I own many ducks and have hatched many as well.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Tue Jul 22 15:10:58 2008
i am hatching a duck egg but my humidity scale has broken.?
Q. my duck egg is soon going to hatch but my humidity scale has broken. is there another way to record the humidity?
Asked by eve - Fri May 30 19:14:42 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You don't necessarily need to keep track of it. You need to have water in the incubatgor at all times. I hatched many and never kept track of it. Add luke warm water to the water rings. and 3 days before hatch you will need to stop turning the eggs and then add extra humidity be adding damp sponges placed around the eggs. if you need any advice on ducks or about a brooder ask me at bethbethani@yahoo.com I know info and can help anyone.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Fri May 30 21:15:01 2008
Q. my duck egg is soon going to hatch but my humidity scale has broken. is there another way to record the humidity?
Asked by eve - Fri May 30 19:14:42 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You don't necessarily need to keep track of it. You need to have water in the incubatgor at all times. I hatched many and never kept track of it. Add luke warm water to the water rings. and 3 days before hatch you will need to stop turning the eggs and then add extra humidity be adding damp sponges placed around the eggs. if you need any advice on ducks or about a brooder ask me at bethbethani@yahoo.com I know info and can help anyone.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Fri May 30 21:15:01 2008
Hatching duck eggs under my hen?
Q. I have a 1 year old hen who I think has gone broody she has been on the nest for 3 days and hasn't been laying and i have to force her off to eat. I want to hatch some duck eggs under her but will she stay broody for the whole period? She is cross bred so broodyness should be bred out of her.
Asked by Allie T - Tue Jun 2 16:46:17 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have seen it done before, so it should be no problem.
Answered by Hans - Tue Jun 2 16:50:25 2009
Q. I have a 1 year old hen who I think has gone broody she has been on the nest for 3 days and hasn't been laying and i have to force her off to eat. I want to hatch some duck eggs under her but will she stay broody for the whole period? She is cross bred so broodyness should be bred out of her.
Asked by Allie T - Tue Jun 2 16:46:17 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have seen it done before, so it should be no problem.
Answered by Hans - Tue Jun 2 16:50:25 2009
what do i need for hatching some duck eggs?
Q. ok, so my school is having a science fair and its required to have a project and i want to do something with animals so, i need ideas. ive heard that hatching ducks are fun to do so i want to try it but i dont know where to get them or what i need * please remember i live in oxnard ca and need something close!!! if you could give me a list of what i need, that will be very helpful -thanks
Asked by Elaine - Tue Jan 26 20:51:10 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Okay so I know that McMurray and some other Hatcheries ship chickens and other birds (Like ducks) to different states(they also sell fertile eggs). They are highly rated by a lot of people and sell incubators and how to raise baby birds supplies and eBooks. If you are going to get the ducks go to mcmurrayhatchery.com. You will need feed, water, pine shavings (cedar shavings make them sick), a heat lamp and or an incubator, you must learn how ot take care of them, and if you plan on keeping them you must have a pen or coop, if you aren't keeping them you must find a good home for them like a farm, an animal shelter, or some one who is willing to take them in. I don't recommend doing your science project on raising ducklings. Once the ducks… [cont.]
Answered by Buffua - Tue Jan 26 21:06:17 2010
Q. ok, so my school is having a science fair and its required to have a project and i want to do something with animals so, i need ideas. ive heard that hatching ducks are fun to do so i want to try it but i dont know where to get them or what i need * please remember i live in oxnard ca and need something close!!! if you could give me a list of what i need, that will be very helpful -thanks
Asked by Elaine - Tue Jan 26 20:51:10 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Okay so I know that McMurray and some other Hatcheries ship chickens and other birds (Like ducks) to different states(they also sell fertile eggs). They are highly rated by a lot of people and sell incubators and how to raise baby birds supplies and eBooks. If you are going to get the ducks go to mcmurrayhatchery.com. You will need feed, water, pine shavings (cedar shavings make them sick), a heat lamp and or an incubator, you must learn how ot take care of them, and if you plan on keeping them you must have a pen or coop, if you aren't keeping them you must find a good home for them like a farm, an animal shelter, or some one who is willing to take them in. I don't recommend doing your science project on raising ducklings. Once the ducks… [cont.]
Answered by Buffua - Tue Jan 26 21:06:17 2010
I have 3 questions about hatching duck eggs?
Q. 1. During incubation is it really that important to have the small end of the egg facing down? (I am using an automatic egg turner) 2. I did not know this at the beginning so I was not keeping track of which way the egg was facing. Can this cause the developing duckling to die? 3. All of my duck eggs at day seven looked really good! When I candled them they all had really dominant looking blood veins, but now when I candled them at day 9 I can t see the veins as good in one of them. Is this bad?
Asked by Laura - Tue Apr 24 21:54:58 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I didn't use an automatic egg turner with mine, so mine layed on their sides. I turned them myself several times a day, so unless the egg just fits best into the turner that way...I don't think it matters that much. The one with fewer veins may not be viable, but don't pitch it just yet. Keep watching. Soon you'll be able to candle them and see movement inside. I can't remember how long it was before I decided to toss one of mine, but there was a definite live chick in the others...and not in that one when I did it. Make sure there's enough moisture in the incubator. You didn't ask about that, but I thought I'd suggest it because if there isn't, they'll have a hard time breaking through the shell. Don't be terribly disappointed if they… [cont.]
Answered by Lisa E - Tue Apr 24 21:59:53 2007
Q. 1. During incubation is it really that important to have the small end of the egg facing down? (I am using an automatic egg turner) 2. I did not know this at the beginning so I was not keeping track of which way the egg was facing. Can this cause the developing duckling to die? 3. All of my duck eggs at day seven looked really good! When I candled them they all had really dominant looking blood veins, but now when I candled them at day 9 I can t see the veins as good in one of them. Is this bad?
Asked by Laura - Tue Apr 24 21:54:58 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I didn't use an automatic egg turner with mine, so mine layed on their sides. I turned them myself several times a day, so unless the egg just fits best into the turner that way...I don't think it matters that much. The one with fewer veins may not be viable, but don't pitch it just yet. Keep watching. Soon you'll be able to candle them and see movement inside. I can't remember how long it was before I decided to toss one of mine, but there was a definite live chick in the others...and not in that one when I did it. Make sure there's enough moisture in the incubator. You didn't ask about that, but I thought I'd suggest it because if there isn't, they'll have a hard time breaking through the shell. Don't be terribly disappointed if they… [cont.]
Answered by Lisa E - Tue Apr 24 21:59:53 2007
my duck hatching eggs are only at 86 what should i do?
Q. i just put them in like 2hrs ago and it wount go up? should i add more water or what should i do? please help quickly
Asked by michael - Thu May 31 23:44:35 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. eighty six degrees? If you've only just put them in two hours ago, they aren't even developing yet. They have to be AT optimal temperature to start developement, and they are fine for a full week without developing (as in, you can store them in a cool spot for a week and still incubate them at the end of the week). No emergency. Water doesn't help the temperature. That's the heat coil in the incubator or the bulb if your using a heat lamp. Get a higher watt bulb if that's the case... or if you have an incubator, it should have a temperature gauge. Turn it up gradually, checking the temperature every fifteen minutes till it's right. If you mean 86% humidity, your good. It's fine. Any higher and it would rain in your incubator. … [cont.]
Answered by Theresa A - Thu May 31 23:51:43 2007
Q. i just put them in like 2hrs ago and it wount go up? should i add more water or what should i do? please help quickly
Asked by michael - Thu May 31 23:44:35 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. eighty six degrees? If you've only just put them in two hours ago, they aren't even developing yet. They have to be AT optimal temperature to start developement, and they are fine for a full week without developing (as in, you can store them in a cool spot for a week and still incubate them at the end of the week). No emergency. Water doesn't help the temperature. That's the heat coil in the incubator or the bulb if your using a heat lamp. Get a higher watt bulb if that's the case... or if you have an incubator, it should have a temperature gauge. Turn it up gradually, checking the temperature every fifteen minutes till it's right. If you mean 86% humidity, your good. It's fine. Any higher and it would rain in your incubator. … [cont.]
Answered by Theresa A - Thu May 31 23:51:43 2007
How can i tell if my duck eggs are hatching?
Q. Two of my eggs have yellow stuff comeing out of them what is it? There is a yellow gooey substance comeing out of them
Asked by Amber D - Sun Jul 27 21:54:20 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Thats not good. That means they are wrotten. That is going to smell if you dont get rid of them. The stuff comes out of the pores of the eggs. It could be # of reasons that they wrotted. The temp could have been too high or too low. The temp needs to be 98-100 degrees. You didnt have enuff humidity in the incubator. They need to have water eather mist spray on them. But htey need to have water in the water rings at the bottom of the incubator at all times. The eggs didnt get turned enuff. They need to be turned 3 times a day. Or they were old. You coucl have collected the eggs too late. If they are older than a week old, then they can be dead in the egg after a week. Sorry. Try again and follow the guidelines I gave you. Make sure that… [cont.]
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Sun Jul 27 22:40:57 2008
Q. Two of my eggs have yellow stuff comeing out of them what is it? There is a yellow gooey substance comeing out of them
Asked by Amber D - Sun Jul 27 21:54:20 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Thats not good. That means they are wrotten. That is going to smell if you dont get rid of them. The stuff comes out of the pores of the eggs. It could be # of reasons that they wrotted. The temp could have been too high or too low. The temp needs to be 98-100 degrees. You didnt have enuff humidity in the incubator. They need to have water eather mist spray on them. But htey need to have water in the water rings at the bottom of the incubator at all times. The eggs didnt get turned enuff. They need to be turned 3 times a day. Or they were old. You coucl have collected the eggs too late. If they are older than a week old, then they can be dead in the egg after a week. Sorry. Try again and follow the guidelines I gave you. Make sure that… [cont.]
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Sun Jul 27 22:40:57 2008
my and a duck hatching lots of qeustions?
Q. My friend brought me a baby duck and 6 eggs. Now one of the ducks are hatching will the baby duck try to help the other duck get out of the egg? I heard thats bad if it gets help while hatching unless it has a major problem. also when its newly born do u have to feed it right away and just tell me every thing u know about ducklings best answer ten points
Asked by Awsome bat fan - Sat Oct 3 11:31:26 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. birds do not help each other hatch, you do not have to separate them they will be fine together. after they hatch do not feed them for at least 1-2 days after they hatch during that time there body is absorbing the yolk of the egg, so they don't need food or water for 24-48 hours.
Answered by Daniel - Sat Oct 3 12:20:57 2009
Q. My friend brought me a baby duck and 6 eggs. Now one of the ducks are hatching will the baby duck try to help the other duck get out of the egg? I heard thats bad if it gets help while hatching unless it has a major problem. also when its newly born do u have to feed it right away and just tell me every thing u know about ducklings best answer ten points
Asked by Awsome bat fan - Sat Oct 3 11:31:26 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. birds do not help each other hatch, you do not have to separate them they will be fine together. after they hatch do not feed them for at least 1-2 days after they hatch during that time there body is absorbing the yolk of the egg, so they don't need food or water for 24-48 hours.
Answered by Daniel - Sat Oct 3 12:20:57 2009
what is the correct temperature for my duck eggs for hatching?
Q. the eggs are ariving tomoro, what temperature should my incubator be at? My incubator is at 99degrees right now with the water in the bottom of the incubator should it be in there or what? How often to i flip the eggs? is there and other info i should know?
Asked by michael - Thu May 31 00:03:37 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Anywhere between 95 and 102 is ok, though 99 to 100 is prefered for reliable hatching time. Make sure you are checking the temp at egg level, not above or below. Put a thermometer where the eggs will sit and leave it for fifteen minutes and check the temp. You'll need high humidity. Make sure you keep the water wells filled. Flip the eggs three to five times a day. Mark the eggs with a magic marker dot on one side. The dot makes sure you do a full turn, and you should make sure that all the dots are up when you go to bed one night and down the next night. This keeps the embryo and yolk from sticking to the shell, and it excercises ducks as they move and reposition (when they're a bit bigger). It's actually best not to wash eggs. … [cont.]
Answered by Theresa A - Thu May 31 10:32:36 2007
Q. the eggs are ariving tomoro, what temperature should my incubator be at? My incubator is at 99degrees right now with the water in the bottom of the incubator should it be in there or what? How often to i flip the eggs? is there and other info i should know?
Asked by michael - Thu May 31 00:03:37 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Anywhere between 95 and 102 is ok, though 99 to 100 is prefered for reliable hatching time. Make sure you are checking the temp at egg level, not above or below. Put a thermometer where the eggs will sit and leave it for fifteen minutes and check the temp. You'll need high humidity. Make sure you keep the water wells filled. Flip the eggs three to five times a day. Mark the eggs with a magic marker dot on one side. The dot makes sure you do a full turn, and you should make sure that all the dots are up when you go to bed one night and down the next night. This keeps the embryo and yolk from sticking to the shell, and it excercises ducks as they move and reposition (when they're a bit bigger). It's actually best not to wash eggs. … [cont.]
Answered by Theresa A - Thu May 31 10:32:36 2007
I am hatching duck eggs and the temperature went high overnight...?
Q. The eggs are day 14 and the temperature went up to 102. It happened during the night and it could have been 102 for 9 hours. It was fine when I went to sleep. How bad is 102 for the eggs? I candled them and they are still alive but I'm afraid they're going to be deformed. They are in a still-air Hovabator (whick is not working well at all!).
Asked by jennjenn013 - Sat Jun 7 11:42:42 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The same thing happened to me during the night, a few years back when I was still using the Hova-bator. Now I use the Little Giant Still Air Incubator ( which you should consider using next time, its basically the same size, etc.. as the Hova-bator, but I have found that it has less problems. ) One of my ducklings was kinda deformed ( this was a hatch of 12 ducklings 100% hatch rate ) but the only thing deformed about him was that he actually had 6 toes. It didn't bother him at all. But I am almost 100% positive that it was a genetical defect b/c when I called the hatchery that we got the eggs from they said that one of their female ducks had the same thing and that that egg might of been from her. I hope nothing goes wrong again. good… [cont.]
Answered by PERFECT POMS - Sat Jun 7 16:02:03 2008
Q. The eggs are day 14 and the temperature went up to 102. It happened during the night and it could have been 102 for 9 hours. It was fine when I went to sleep. How bad is 102 for the eggs? I candled them and they are still alive but I'm afraid they're going to be deformed. They are in a still-air Hovabator (whick is not working well at all!).
Asked by jennjenn013 - Sat Jun 7 11:42:42 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The same thing happened to me during the night, a few years back when I was still using the Hova-bator. Now I use the Little Giant Still Air Incubator ( which you should consider using next time, its basically the same size, etc.. as the Hova-bator, but I have found that it has less problems. ) One of my ducklings was kinda deformed ( this was a hatch of 12 ducklings 100% hatch rate ) but the only thing deformed about him was that he actually had 6 toes. It didn't bother him at all. But I am almost 100% positive that it was a genetical defect b/c when I called the hatchery that we got the eggs from they said that one of their female ducks had the same thing and that that egg might of been from her. I hope nothing goes wrong again. good… [cont.]
Answered by PERFECT POMS - Sat Jun 7 16:02:03 2008
need suggestions about hatching duck eggs?
Q. so im doing a lil documentary and need to know what is the most reliable and cheapest incubator i can get? id prefer one with a fan and an egg turner. because im afraid id screw it up.
Asked by charmedchick412 - Fri Dec 5 17:16:08 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. so im doing a lil documentary and need to know what is the most reliable and cheapest incubator i can get? id prefer one with a fan and an egg turner. because im afraid id screw it up.
Asked by charmedchick412 - Fri Dec 5 17:16:08 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
problems hatching duck eggs?
Q. i put ten duck eggs into an incubator the temp and humidity were right only 3 developed but have now gone over the hatching time i have candled them and there is movement and i can here a very faint tippin do i leave them and hope for the best or do i help them along or are they dying in the shell as i have no sucsess with duckseggs but have had loads of sucsess hatching chickens
Asked by tracy g - Fri Mar 14 18:03:51 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Don't open the eggs. Keep waiting; it is likely that they are just behind a day. If you see that they have pipped (poked a hole in the egg) they will problably hatch in a couple hours (maybe 1, 2, or 3). If it has been several hours after pipping and they still haven't hatched, it is likely that they have dried to the shell. If you are intent on saving the duckling no matter what (most people wouldn't recommend helping a duckling or chick out of its shell, as they believe it leads to weaker birds [I say bushwah!]), read on! Take a small paintbrush and dip it in warm water. Gently insert the paintbrush into the shell through the pipping hole. The duckling's bill will be right on the other side. It may be thirsty and and will take a… [cont.]
Answered by Zyxt - Fri Mar 14 19:21:07 2008
Q. i put ten duck eggs into an incubator the temp and humidity were right only 3 developed but have now gone over the hatching time i have candled them and there is movement and i can here a very faint tippin do i leave them and hope for the best or do i help them along or are they dying in the shell as i have no sucsess with duckseggs but have had loads of sucsess hatching chickens
Asked by tracy g - Fri Mar 14 18:03:51 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Don't open the eggs. Keep waiting; it is likely that they are just behind a day. If you see that they have pipped (poked a hole in the egg) they will problably hatch in a couple hours (maybe 1, 2, or 3). If it has been several hours after pipping and they still haven't hatched, it is likely that they have dried to the shell. If you are intent on saving the duckling no matter what (most people wouldn't recommend helping a duckling or chick out of its shell, as they believe it leads to weaker birds [I say bushwah!]), read on! Take a small paintbrush and dip it in warm water. Gently insert the paintbrush into the shell through the pipping hole. The duckling's bill will be right on the other side. It may be thirsty and and will take a… [cont.]
Answered by Zyxt - Fri Mar 14 19:21:07 2008
I need help with hatching the egg of a duck.?
Q. Okay so i have a duck egg and its starting to hatch but there is like brown like liquid stuff coming out. Is this normal or should i worry?
Asked by huggesnotdrugs - Fri May 2 00:09:47 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Did Mattew H even give you an answer to your Q??? Oh BTW Mattew, you really shouldn't Copy and Paste from other websites. See this is the website that says it all Now for a REAL answer ( not just some copied and pasted one. ). Yes for some brownish colored, almost mucosie, fluid to come out of the shell during the hatch is normal. That is the remenents of the yolk and everything else that hasn't either been absorbed into the ducklings or eaten by the duckling ( which are basically the same thing ). You shouldn't worry, its very normal for that to happen. I am also hatching ducks. They are Cayugas, and I have 10 fertile eggs in the incubator right now. Today is day 25 for mine, so I took'em out of the egg turner this morning. Now I… [cont.]
Answered by PERFECT POMS - Fri May 2 09:59:14 2008
Q. Okay so i have a duck egg and its starting to hatch but there is like brown like liquid stuff coming out. Is this normal or should i worry?
Asked by huggesnotdrugs - Fri May 2 00:09:47 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Did Mattew H even give you an answer to your Q??? Oh BTW Mattew, you really shouldn't Copy and Paste from other websites. See this is the website that says it all Now for a REAL answer ( not just some copied and pasted one. ). Yes for some brownish colored, almost mucosie, fluid to come out of the shell during the hatch is normal. That is the remenents of the yolk and everything else that hasn't either been absorbed into the ducklings or eaten by the duckling ( which are basically the same thing ). You shouldn't worry, its very normal for that to happen. I am also hatching ducks. They are Cayugas, and I have 10 fertile eggs in the incubator right now. Today is day 25 for mine, so I took'em out of the egg turner this morning. Now I… [cont.]
Answered by PERFECT POMS - Fri May 2 09:59:14 2008
HELP WITH HATCHING DUCK eggs?
Q. ok im going to get some cayuga duck eggs to hatch and i want to be SOOO prepared. I want to have the best hatch rate possible and have the healthiest ducklings EVER!!! what are your personal experiences with hatching duck eggs? what are some things to watch out for? what are some things to look forward too? what is the step by step hatching process to hatching duck eggs? Any other things that you can say or suggest. thank you so much!!! I have an incubator ( a still air little giant incubator and egg turner ). SO any avice on that would be appreciated too! anything else that you can say just email me at crazy4hockey321@hotmail.c om
Asked by PERFECT POMS - Sat Mar 29 18:18:38 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have duck's and I incubate and hatch duck egg's every year... Some thing's you want to watch for are them not eating and getting skinny, and if you're going to put them outside and you live by wood's you want to keep them in the house for about a month... or a raccoon, fox, opposium, or maybe even an owl or rat will eat them. Some thing's to look forward to are cute ducking's lot's of work and keeping them safe even when you let them swim cause they will drown if you dont watch them cause their leg's get tired when their baby's You can still let them swim while their baby's you just have to watch them. You dont have to watch them when their older when they have their oil cause they'll float and dont drown. I dont remember the exsact… [cont.]
Answered by Bri W - Sat Mar 29 18:48:23 2008
Q. ok im going to get some cayuga duck eggs to hatch and i want to be SOOO prepared. I want to have the best hatch rate possible and have the healthiest ducklings EVER!!! what are your personal experiences with hatching duck eggs? what are some things to watch out for? what are some things to look forward too? what is the step by step hatching process to hatching duck eggs? Any other things that you can say or suggest. thank you so much!!! I have an incubator ( a still air little giant incubator and egg turner ). SO any avice on that would be appreciated too! anything else that you can say just email me at crazy4hockey321@hotmail.c om
Asked by PERFECT POMS - Sat Mar 29 18:18:38 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have duck's and I incubate and hatch duck egg's every year... Some thing's you want to watch for are them not eating and getting skinny, and if you're going to put them outside and you live by wood's you want to keep them in the house for about a month... or a raccoon, fox, opposium, or maybe even an owl or rat will eat them. Some thing's to look forward to are cute ducking's lot's of work and keeping them safe even when you let them swim cause they will drown if you dont watch them cause their leg's get tired when their baby's You can still let them swim while their baby's you just have to watch them. You dont have to watch them when their older when they have their oil cause they'll float and dont drown. I dont remember the exsact… [cont.]
Answered by Bri W - Sat Mar 29 18:48:23 2008
Staggered hatching of duck eggs, incubated naturally?
Q. We have a female welsh harlequin that was mated with a male mallard. Two of the ten eggs she was brooding hatched today, we have put some food and water in the house for them. She has stayed in the house sitting with the two ducklings and the remaining eggs. How long do we let her stay on the remaining eggs, will the ducklings be under stress staying inside? What is the normal thing to do in this situation?
Asked by PETER W - Tue Sep 23 17:07:12 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it will be fine for the ducklings to be inside for a while. while the duck was sitting on the eggs did she have access to a pond if not the eggs may not have had enough humidity and therefore can result in them having problems hatching, normaly if the duck cant have a bath you would need to spray the eggs once a day when she gets off them for food. caddle the eggs see if you can see anything in them. I would leave her for 5 days after the others hatched then take them off her...in that time she might stop sitting herself if not you gave them a good chance (the duck should know whether they are any good, my chickens after hatching a few kick out the rotten eggs and keep sitting on the good ones).
Answered by Bec - Tue Sep 23 18:30:26 2008
Q. We have a female welsh harlequin that was mated with a male mallard. Two of the ten eggs she was brooding hatched today, we have put some food and water in the house for them. She has stayed in the house sitting with the two ducklings and the remaining eggs. How long do we let her stay on the remaining eggs, will the ducklings be under stress staying inside? What is the normal thing to do in this situation?
Asked by PETER W - Tue Sep 23 17:07:12 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it will be fine for the ducklings to be inside for a while. while the duck was sitting on the eggs did she have access to a pond if not the eggs may not have had enough humidity and therefore can result in them having problems hatching, normaly if the duck cant have a bath you would need to spray the eggs once a day when she gets off them for food. caddle the eggs see if you can see anything in them. I would leave her for 5 days after the others hatched then take them off her...in that time she might stop sitting herself if not you gave them a good chance (the duck should know whether they are any good, my chickens after hatching a few kick out the rotten eggs and keep sitting on the good ones).
Answered by Bec - Tue Sep 23 18:30:26 2008
are duck eggs supposed to be rotated less and less when close to hatching?
Q. I mean this as in BEFORE the three days when you are supposed to stop turning the eggs.
Asked by lala - Sun Dec 2 21:48:16 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. keep turning them but at day 25 stop and they are getting situated to hatch. unless you have muscovies then it taked 35 days to hatch so day 32 stop. usually theu slow down when the eggs are gettin heavier.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Mon Dec 3 19:18:16 2007
Q. I mean this as in BEFORE the three days when you are supposed to stop turning the eggs.
Asked by lala - Sun Dec 2 21:48:16 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. keep turning them but at day 25 stop and they are getting situated to hatch. unless you have muscovies then it taked 35 days to hatch so day 32 stop. usually theu slow down when the eggs are gettin heavier.
Answered by Vampire-wana-be - Mon Dec 3 19:18:16 2007
when are duck eggs ready to go into a incubator and when do you check to see if they are fertile?
Q. i am a beginner at this, so i dont know too much about hatching duck eggs. they are laying eggs outside, on the ground, in the straw... how do i know if they are still ok to try and hatch, and when to incubate them? i appreciate all the advice and info that i can get:) thank you.
Asked by rails516 - Wed Jan 7 08:38:11 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Were these eggs laid by ducks belonging to you - or are these eggs that you had shipped in order to hatch? If they were laid outside - and it has been more than 7 days since they were laid, the chance of them hatching is pretty slim. If they are freshly laid - I'd bring them inside and let them sit for 12 or so hours to get to room temperature and then add them to the (already warmed and stable) incubator. If they were shipped - same thing, let them come to room temp over about 10-12 hours and then place them in your ready incubator. In terms of telling they are fertile, I usually wait until between 6-8 days. Gently hold a small flashlight up against the egg in a darker room - if you see red blood vessels, the egg is fertile and growing.… [cont.]
Answered by nixity - Wed Jan 7 09:29:02 2009
Q. i am a beginner at this, so i dont know too much about hatching duck eggs. they are laying eggs outside, on the ground, in the straw... how do i know if they are still ok to try and hatch, and when to incubate them? i appreciate all the advice and info that i can get:) thank you.
Asked by rails516 - Wed Jan 7 08:38:11 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Were these eggs laid by ducks belonging to you - or are these eggs that you had shipped in order to hatch? If they were laid outside - and it has been more than 7 days since they were laid, the chance of them hatching is pretty slim. If they are freshly laid - I'd bring them inside and let them sit for 12 or so hours to get to room temperature and then add them to the (already warmed and stable) incubator. If they were shipped - same thing, let them come to room temp over about 10-12 hours and then place them in your ready incubator. In terms of telling they are fertile, I usually wait until between 6-8 days. Gently hold a small flashlight up against the egg in a darker room - if you see red blood vessels, the egg is fertile and growing.… [cont.]
Answered by nixity - Wed Jan 7 09:29:02 2009
CHANCES OF HATCHING A DUCK EGG?? HELP!!?
Q. I want to hatch a duck egg, i found fresh from a duck on my lawn. i keep it at 99.5 degrees with a hot water bottle in a cardboard box. the chances of it hatching? how do i know if it'S ALIVE? whats the gestation period for it to hatch? + what do i feed it when it'S a duckling? how do i feed it? will it be warm enough with a hot water bottle? how old until i give it water to swim in? YES, have alot of question + i need help. PLEASE, HELP ME. THANKS.
Asked by Amber - Wed Jun 17 18:00:42 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. What you are doing is illegal is this egg came from a wild duck. It's illegal to mess around with a wild birds nest, taking their eggs and mean stuff like that. And if you want to hatch this egg, you have really no chance of hatching it without an incubator. This may be an infertile egg, or it could be one of the first eggs of the a female duck's clutch. Put it back, and don't mess with any nest, leave baby birds alone, and don't take eggs in that you've found in the wild later on, and keep in mind that it's illegal.
Answered by Graceface - Wed Jun 17 22:55:14 2009
Q. I want to hatch a duck egg, i found fresh from a duck on my lawn. i keep it at 99.5 degrees with a hot water bottle in a cardboard box. the chances of it hatching? how do i know if it'S ALIVE? whats the gestation period for it to hatch? + what do i feed it when it'S a duckling? how do i feed it? will it be warm enough with a hot water bottle? how old until i give it water to swim in? YES, have alot of question + i need help. PLEASE, HELP ME. THANKS.
Asked by Amber - Wed Jun 17 18:00:42 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. What you are doing is illegal is this egg came from a wild duck. It's illegal to mess around with a wild birds nest, taking their eggs and mean stuff like that. And if you want to hatch this egg, you have really no chance of hatching it without an incubator. This may be an infertile egg, or it could be one of the first eggs of the a female duck's clutch. Put it back, and don't mess with any nest, leave baby birds alone, and don't take eggs in that you've found in the wild later on, and keep in mind that it's illegal.
Answered by Graceface - Wed Jun 17 22:55:14 2009
I'm hatching a duck egg and its turning a grayish color. Iv heard this means its close to hatching. true?
Q. I asked my friend about this and she informed me that when her egg was about to hatch it turned gray. but iv also heard that means its bad. someone absolutely knows what theyre tlkn about plz help me out!!!
Asked by lucy_lu - Mon Mar 16 18:05:42 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it depends on the color, if it turns slightly grey, yay your going to be a mommy, but its deep grey it probably meas its rotting, hope this help!
Answered by Savannah H - Tue Mar 17 00:17:14 2009
Q. I asked my friend about this and she informed me that when her egg was about to hatch it turned gray. but iv also heard that means its bad. someone absolutely knows what theyre tlkn about plz help me out!!!
Asked by lucy_lu - Mon Mar 16 18:05:42 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. it depends on the color, if it turns slightly grey, yay your going to be a mommy, but its deep grey it probably meas its rotting, hope this help!
Answered by Savannah H - Tue Mar 17 00:17:14 2009
I need info on hatching duck eggs.?
Q. Like how many eggs do they usually lay? What temp. should I keep them at? And anything else you know.
Asked by mojobelaski3 - Fri Mar 30 23:51:48 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Just a quick note: Ducks lay usually about a dozen or so eggs, they will kick out the "bad" one. Best incubator is mama, but failing that an incubator or a heat lamp set to 86 degrees-88 degrees and 92 when hatching plus they need to be turned 180 degrees 3-4 times a day. Incubation for most ducks is 28 days but Muscovy its 35 days. Most regular ducks are poor mama, but take it from me Muscovy's are Awesome mamas, and excellent teachers Ihave had babies hatched in the morning and mama had them out eating and marching around in the afternoon SOOO cute!!!. You can help mama out by giving her food and water near her nest. Hope this helps.
Answered by Maggie B - Sat Mar 31 01:35:01 2007
Q. Like how many eggs do they usually lay? What temp. should I keep them at? And anything else you know.
Asked by mojobelaski3 - Fri Mar 30 23:51:48 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Just a quick note: Ducks lay usually about a dozen or so eggs, they will kick out the "bad" one. Best incubator is mama, but failing that an incubator or a heat lamp set to 86 degrees-88 degrees and 92 when hatching plus they need to be turned 180 degrees 3-4 times a day. Incubation for most ducks is 28 days but Muscovy its 35 days. Most regular ducks are poor mama, but take it from me Muscovy's are Awesome mamas, and excellent teachers Ihave had babies hatched in the morning and mama had them out eating and marching around in the afternoon SOOO cute!!!. You can help mama out by giving her food and water near her nest. Hope this helps.
Answered by Maggie B - Sat Mar 31 01:35:01 2007
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