It has taken me a few tries, but I have finally figured out how to make our cheap-o and not very good incubator to work. On Tuesday, we had 4 ducklings hatch. Early morning Wednesday, two more hatched, and then Wednesday night, we assisted the hatching of one duckling that seemed to be stuck. The assistance was definitely needed. The little duckling had no more yolk sack, the membrane was too hard to get out of and there was an injury that was bleeding near the leg, I think from not having enough room to turn. That leg was over the ducklings head, so something was off. We thought that duckling would die, but by midmorning on Thursday, that duckling was running around and drinking and playing will all the other ducklings.
This is Kate with the first and biggest duckling to hatch: Jack.
Then came Kack, the one with yellow spots on its head by the yellow water dish, then lack who hatched moments later. Lack is black. Next came Mack, whose feet are in the water dish. The next morning Nack and Pack were born. Nack is the darkest gray one and Pack is the yellow duckling standing up. Quack came last of all with assisted. He's yellow and curled up in this picture.
In this picture Quack is sitting up. He still has a splayed leg, but can walk fine. We will give that leg some support for about a day, so he won't be so hobbley.
This is Pack.
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