I did this last march...Brinsea incubator....got 2 girls and a boy runner duck....they are now free ranging in the garden...such lovely creatures...I am setting two pekin whites next week...can't wait to see this miracle again.
Hi Valentina! It is essential to spray with water during the hatching process as they need a high humidity particularly if you lift the lid (which is actually not advised). In the wild the mother duck would be getting herself wet and rubbing her feathers all over them. Dry incubators during hatching is the biggest cause of last minute deaths. We have had really high success rates this way, even with the lid off. Hope you have the chance to try one day 😊
Liesl, you are correct. The creator of the video must have raised the temp of the room and is using a spray bottle to compensate for lack of humidity to avoid dire consequences. I am assuming.
This makes me remember the time when me and my family had a male duckling named Donald. He would give kisses (by carefully nipping people's lips) a lot. He was really silent when he was still a yellow-ish color, that color started fading into white. He began making LOUD quacks every morning pretending to be a rooster :)
In 1st grade we hatched chicks and ducks, and when the duck hatched, he stood up in the egg and face planted his beak onto the floor of the incubator! 😂
PSA Keeping the lid on for warmth and High Humidity is imperative for a full healthy hatch. Never open the lid until babies are completely dry. I've hatched thousands, and allowing warmth and humidity to escape any incubator is detrimental to hatch and health.
Cute video! I just got my still air incubator yesterday and started my first 4 duck eggs. so...how many times a day do you turn them? And then on day 28 do you spray them with water?
I love my BRINSEA !!! FULLY AUTO ... I run the whole thing incubator brooder & all on 12v Harbor Freight solar & an old trolling battery in the shed, out back , behind the barn, next to the chicken coup..
Boa noite! Achei muito legal Eu tenho galinha e coloque ela pra chocar. Uma boa ideia tem outro jeito de fazer nascer os pitinhos amei obrigada Deus abençoe beijos.
Why film with the lid off ? .... you must of lost all the humidity for the others?? we never remove the lid once they start to pip !!!!! Did they all hatch?
