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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    No movement with another candling and darkening had worsened. I did a float test as well and it hadn’t moved either. I braved an egg topsy today and it seems little duckie had been shrink wrapped I think from where the little nick in the shell was. Poor baby. Tiny and perfectly developed as well 😢
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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    No progress so far. I’m going to candle again this evening and see if we have an internal pip.
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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    No smell, no fluid
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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    Just had a look and don’t think I can see anything moving. It’s so dark though. I can still see a decent few veins and the air sack but it doesn’t look like it’s been internally pipped. Can’t hear anything inside the egg either. I’m so sad if it has died! How long should I leave it?
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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    Update on the small nick - I’ve put some coconut oil on it as it keeps darkening
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    Hiya! 10x chickens at the beach 🏝️

    Hello :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I was lucky to grow up with hens and got my own 3 back in 2019. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 (3) What breeds do you have? A total mixture of hybrid including a Devon blue layer. Plus some rescues...
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    Duck egg discolouration day 27

    Hello! It’s day 27 for my duck egg in the incubator. We found it in the garden abandoned by its mum. I’ve been candling at the right times and have seen good progress. We went into lockdown on day 25 and since then nothing has happened apart from dark patches at each end. The dark rounded (not...
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