1. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    Most likely did stop I hope you get a better batch next time I run my first 25 days at 45-55 humidity And have had Perfect air cells then 65-70 last 3 days I also take mine out of bator 5-10 mins once a day and mist them with warm water from days 10-25 Humidity also depends on your climate...
  2. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    So sidty I’m so sorry I only know from living through the same experience I lost one Xmas day not knowing what the bruise meant in the wrong end. The next one was under mom and the second I saw it I acted and saved her We all learn from experience Now you will watch for that and know...
  3. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    In myself used a tac bug you can use a screw , nail or small drill bit that’s got the point on it You want it clean and sterile Gently hold the egg while running the tac back and forth in the area you want the hole this will weaken the area to poke in. Be very careful as we can’t see where...
  4. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    This one was one under my duck I saw a tiny dark bruise and made a safety hole in the middle of the bruise just small as I didn’t want to hit anything. 24 hours later her bruise had moved up as you see I made the new hole there and picked a little more shell off to Check for veins in the bruise...
  5. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    Those bruises are outside the air cell ? One looks close to it ? Can you hear the baby scratching in the egg The air cell looks good in the pictures
  6. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    That’s a tad high for incubation and could be why a slight delay Are the air cells small or normal ?
  7. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    If there is no external pip you are fine to Have it out just don’t leave the lid off while checking that egg to keep temp and humidity good
  8. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    Can you take a picture of it I can help better once seeing it The ones I had bruise were in the wrong end or outside the air cell anc needed help You should be able to see breathing movements from the body along the air cell not in it just along it It will be regular up and down not like a...
  9. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    What was the temp and humidity during incubation ? Did you have second readers in there that were calibrated ? Delay in hatches can be temp or humidity issues
  10. New duck mommy 2021

    Day 29 silver apple yard eggs. Day 28 could hear tapping/pecking and seen egg movement. Today absolutely nothing and had a temp drop last night.

    Do you see any bruising on the egg ? Can you see shadow moving or breathing movements along the air cell ?
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