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    Help! Should I assist? 28 hours after internal pip and making a safety hole, still no external pip.

    Thank you so much! The baby finally hatched. There is a big blob of translucent jello-like stuff that came out of the shell. I thought it was egg yolk at first, but it has no veins or blood, and not orangish at all. Baby is super energetic right away!
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    Help! Should I assist? 28 hours after internal pip and making a safety hole, still no external pip.

    I can hear the duckling chirping faintly, occasionally. The egg wiggles. I can see it breathing rhythmically when I candle it through the incubator. But there’s still no external pip! It internally pipped at least 28 hours ago. I made a tiny safety hole 27 hours ago. There is a small yellowish...
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    How did Day 21 duck eggs get removed from the nest and scattered around the yard?

    We figure out the culprit. Someone had accidentally let the dog loose in the yard for 15 minutes! Of the 4 eggs left, I only see movement and veins in 1 of them. Does this mean the rest died from being rolled around too much? Or could their bodies just be taking up so much space in the egg...
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    How did Day 21 duck eggs get removed from the nest and scattered around the yard?

    It’s my first time with hatching eggs. We started with 11 fertile eggs at first candling, but now only 4 is left. I’m worried they are either already dead from whatever creature jostled them arose the yard, or they will get stolen before they hatch! Help! My 3 ducks usually free range in the...
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