It's been 24 hours since it externally pipped(at narrower end of egg) with no changes. I hear very faint peeping now and then. Humidity still around 74. Should I just be patient and give it more time?
So it externally pipped about 8 hours ago and there have been no changes since. I can hear faint peeping every now and then when I hold my head close to the incubator. Humidity is going between 72 and 74. Do I just keep waiting? How will I know if it's shrink wrapped or something else is wrong?
I posted this in the incubator/hatching thread this morning if anyone has any advice! Just a nervous duck mom over here lol!
Thread 'First time hatching duck eggs, is this normal?' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/first-time-hatching-duck-eggs-is-this-normal.1684222/
Glad to be a part of the BYC community. I have four leghorn chickens and two Swedish ducks. They were raised together and all live together free range in my large yard with two cats and two dogs and miraculously all get along. I'm hatching our swedish duck eggs for the first time right now in an...
Hatching my Swedish ducks' eggs(only two right now) in a mini brinsea incubator. First time ever! It's day 28 and I woke up to this. Does this look too dry? Hygrometer says 72%