help abandoned egg

[Anonymous]

my silver min appleyard hatched 3eggs 2 wks ago and has been sitting on 4 other eggs ever since but this morning she abandoned the nest to take the babies outside the eggs were cold so i thought i would throw them away till i heard on cheeping and a pecking noise coming from inside i donnt have an incubator is there anything i can do and if it hatches should i take it straight out to mum

 

[Anonymous]

Thats a tough one. have you got a plastic container? i reallt do not know weather this will work but can be worth a try. At the hatching stages humidity is need for ducks to hatch, though some people are sucessful hatching in a dry incubator but i prefer not to risk it. Perhaps a plastic storage box next to a radiator with a dish of water in may be your only hope? To be taping at the shells you should expect them to pip in a day or two. Once pipped it can take up to 48 hours before they hatch. And if they hatch you could try to introduce them to the mum but she may not take to them, sorry couldnt help more.! Good luck

 

[Anonymous]

thanks i have lined a polystiring box with damp coton wool and put it under some overhead lights that sit above my marine fish tank and misting every couple of hrs and just hoping for the best will keep you posted

 

[Anonymous]

Aw cool! Let us know how you get one! good luck ! 17

 

[Anonymous]

well he/she hatched at 4.45 this morning still has its eyes closed is this normal
has taken drinks of water from a pipet and is cheeping
for heat i put a house brick in the oven till hot then wrapped it in towels actes like a storage heater in the box

 

[Anonymous]

Eyes should be open pretty much straight away after hatching. You could put the box next to a radiator. As long as theyre inside it's so much easier to keep them warm. Use a small poultry drinker with stones/marbles in the bottom of it to prevent drowning, organic chick crumb should be fed ad lib, and for the first few days to get them eating i tend to wet it down to make it easier to swallow. How is the little ones eyes? Any sign of any of the otherss hatching? How well did the first one hatch? Fingers crossed your temporary inccy is doing the job!

 

[Anonymous]

all good all eggs hatched 3 with mum and my little one