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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Here is the baby. The hole has still not closed but does look like it is starting to scab over. She is very active and eating and drinking now. I have her by herself for now but we are taking shifts holding her and being with her until she can go in with the others. She is a Swedish blue and...
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    So I went ahead and assisted and the baby is out. She was positioned really weird with both legs up around her head and head down between her thighs. She seems to be doing good except her stomach still has a very small opening where the yolk was absorbed. I put a little neosporin on it and...
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Still waiting for her to hatch. I am giving up to the 48 hour mark and then will see if I need to assist.
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Thank you for the advice on waiting. It has an external pip! I swear I could hatch a thousand eggs and still learn more.
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Excellent article. Thank you!
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Thank you. Not rude at all. I used a tracker app so I would not forget😆. There was some variance since one that did already hatch was stored on the counter for a couple of days prior, so I expected it may hatch first, which it did. The other 2 were laid and collected the same day and the other...
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Thank you! I have done assisted hatching before on button quail eggs and they all did well but I don’t want to unless I have to. Fingers crossed he decides to external pip on his own but since he is so far behind the others I am concerned.
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    OK. Some good news maybe. I do think it internally pipped. I was able to hear some shuffling noises and a peep. I attached photos. Any advice on safety hole if nothing by this evening?
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Yes. It is the last one. I do not see any bruising though. I did candle this morning again and I did see some flickering movements but still no internal pip. The air cell does now have sort of a shadow along one side but I do not see any indication of an internal pip unless I am missing it...
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Still no internal pip. It has been 72 hours since the last ones pipped and 24 hours since the last one hatched. I am not sure if it is alive anymore. I am unable to see movement now. 🙁
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    Thank you! First time with duck eggs and this one seemed further along than ones that already hatched. I will leave it and wait and see.
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    Advice on duck egg not internally pipped

    This is my first post but I have used this site many times for past advice. I have 3 duck eggs. 2 hatched within 12 hours of each other. I have one more that I do not believe has internally pipped yet. It is still alive but I am not sure if There is anything I can do or if I should just leave it...
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