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Hi , can anyone tell me how I can check a call duck egg in lockdown , three went in on day 23, two hatched day on day 27 after being pipped 37 hours I assisted big ducklings for eggs , but my third nothing at all , is there a way I can check , other than give it more time thanks in advance

Hi I’ve follow d the advice of a previous post to romove some of the shell vet air sac and careful not to remove white membrane , it’s got a safe hole a space of a ten pence piece of membrane I’ve put in wet warm towels to increase humidity so it doesn’t dry out , it beak it s now poking out of...

Hi one of my call duck eggs has been pipped for 24 hrs and no progress I read and n previous post about removing a bit of shell the tiniest bit and done a safe hole , how lng should I wait I know it can ake up to 48 hours I’ve read in some posts , can anyone advise what’s the best to do , I...

I’ve one egg left in the incubator , out of this batch nothing happening no pip , I’ve checked the air sac still seems ok dark area for duckling , light for air sac , just not sure if it’s alive , can’t see an internal pip , how long for call ducks can it take please ? Thankyou in advance

Hi thankyou for reply , you’d never think he’s the same duckling , now in brooder withhis siblings , haring around , took all night in the incubator just resting, but wasn’t drying , so I put him in a towel made a kind of nest under a heat lamp , hay presto , did the trick , sat with him and...

Sleep alittle easier , my third lil fella has come out , needed help , totally stuck , took the decision , a hard one as I was terrified I’d hurt him , but he’s getting stronger as the time goes by , been hatched about two hours now , peeping and doing a few laps of the incubator , now known as...

Hi I only assited one by slightly removing a bit of shell ,the tiniest of bit, the other hatched it’s self , with reference to the one I’ve just asked about is alive as it’s just wobbled , it was def dry , and since I’ve moistened it and upped the humidity it’s gone back white again , am...

Hi I’ve an egg that is quite brown on the membrane,I’ve used paper wet towel to moisten and up the humidity it’s currently gone up to 90 it pipped slightly with the others earl yesterday , iveywo out of four in the brooder and this one look dried to me . I can see a air hole but nothing much ch...

Morning everyone , the lil duck I was concerned about has hatched early this morning eeeekk just in incubator drying , I’ve one trying to get out and two nothing doing , one of the two a slight pip but nothing changed in 24 hours I’m going to just st leave them , they are on day 28 now any info...

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Thankyou , I’ve four eggs , three pipped but one has shell broken off but white membrane still intact , is the ok , or should there be a hole into the egg , I’m just st worried it’s going to run out of air , started last night at 6-30 , no more profess except a white me,Barnes showing , will lil...

Hi I’m on day 26 with call ducks all lively when I lockdown , good air sack too , I’ve just hatch bantams in the same incubator , but not 100% sure how long a call ducks take , they are my own eggs , from healthy ducks , just wondered if everything is as it should be as I’ve not hatched calls...

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