Advice needed for a brooding duck

[WVduckchick]

No internal pips. Air sacs did dip a smidge more...so I'm guessing I'll have 2 pip and hatch about a day before the last 2. Getting excited since we're finally in the home stretch!

Woohoo!

 

[SlipperyGoose]

Today is day 28...3 out of 4 have for sure internally pipped, and 2 have externally pipped but just one little spot on each egg...is that normal? Should I expect to see a lot of progress today?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You best pull up a chair and bring lots of goodies because they are slow as Christmas about hatching. Hoping for a great hatch for you!!

 

[SlipperyGoose]

You best pull up a chair and bring lots of goodies because they are slow as Christmas about hatching. Hoping for a great hatch for you!!

This made me smile! lol I'm relieved this is normal...reminds me of when I had my girls...nothing quick about it

 

[WVduckchick]

Sounds like momma duck is taking good care of them. She’ll let them out mostly likely one at a time, with a few hours between.
Slow as Christmas is a perfect description Miss Lydia!

And SlipperyGoose, don’t be alarmed if you see multiple pips before they start zipping. It’s common for them to bang around getting into perfect position.

Can’t wait to see the little cuties!

 

[SlipperyGoose]

UPDATE: THEY'RE HERE!! 3 out of 4 hatched!!! I woke up this morning to find 2 just peeping away in there. They we're already dry but fully fluffy yet, and about 4 hours after that, the last popped out! They're precious and so far, they do indeed look like their Blue Swedish father(s) The 3rd has all black feet like my Khaki Campbell did when I brought him home, so I'm curious to see if this baby is different than the first two!


Note: (The 4th one passed away sometime after lockdown. When I opened the incubator, the smell was pretty bad and that egg had not pipped or anything. Candled it and there was no movement whatsoever )

 

[SlipperyGoose]

 

[WVduckchick]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful