I just incubated 6 eggs. All were fertile. Mix of call, appleyard or a cross between the two. Only 2 made it, they both needed assisted hatching, I had to assist them out of the egg completely. They are 2/3 days old and absolutely thriving!!
The other 4 ducklings were still moving on day 28 but...
Almost day 30. I had to assist a duck's hatch - the egg bruised and then the duck pipped at the bruise, quite a way from the air cell. Bit by bit I opened the egg so it was able to get its beak out and I left the rest as the veins were still red. Well over 24 hours later and after helping a...