We Hatched Some Baby Ducks By: Cara Edenfield, Joy Delaney, and Emily Kidd Groupbygroup.wordpress.com

We hatched some baby ducks First we make sure the incubator is up to temperature. It needs to be between 98.5-100 degrees. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks After the incubator is ready, we place in the eggs. Each egg has its own cradle that it sits in. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks For the next 28 days we wait and watch for something to happen. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks We have to make sure the humidity stays between 50%-60%. We do this by adding water with a turkey baster. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks On day 10 we are able to candle the eggs. The orange and yellow mass at the top is the embryo that the duck is growing in. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks Around days 20-25, we start to get ready for the ducklings. We need a big box, bedding (hay or pine shaving), a heat lamp, and food and water. We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks Between days 26-28 or so we start to see some cracking and hear peeping! We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks After the ducklings hatch and spend a few hours in the incubator to dry off, they get moved into their duck hotel! We hatched some baby ducks

We hatched some baby ducks For the next couple of weeks we will watch them grow. We learn to take care of them--changing their food and house daily and making sure they are warm enough. We hatched some baby ducks

The End https://youtu.be/NDbjOc23I98 Follow the link to see the ducks swim for the first time!