2017 Groundhog Day Hatch-a-long!

[Danielle2006]

@DwayneNLiz can i get your opinion on an egg real quick?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

@DwayneNLiz can i get your opinion on an egg real quick?

yeah, of course, though keep in mind i am no expert

 

[Danielle2006]

yeah, of course, though keep in mind i am no expert

to me you are and thank you wv has been helping me along with some duck issues and i know she is super busy with her own chicks right now so i didnt want to bother her to much but i have this egg that pipped on the wrong side the night before last and shes just not making any progress the other duck that hatch had been picking at her shell and so i move her into a basket so he couldnt get to her

Where the other duck has picked her shell is super hard i have been trying to keep it moist but its just not helping. I just need to know if i should be worried yet or just wait a while longer..

 

[DwayneNLiz]

i think it looks ok, you can also use cocnut oil or vaseline on the membrane but it looks good for now
ducks take FOREVER to get from pip to zip, like 36 hours in some cases

 

[DwayneNLiz]

how long has it been pipped?

 

[Danielle2006]

how long has it been pipped?

it pipped sometime the night of the 14th i went to roll my eggs early the next morning and found she had done made a good external pip in the wrong end of the shell which freaked me out lol they werent even due to go on lockdown until today and one of the pekins already hatched yesterday day they are early birds lol

 

[DwayneNLiz]

it pipped sometime the night of the 14th i went to roll my eggs early the next morning and found she had done made a good external pip in the wrong end of the shell which feeaked me out lol they werent even due to go on lockdown until today

and one of the pekins already hatched yesterday day thwy are early bird lol

how many eggs are left?

 

[Danielle2006]

how many eggs are left? 

just this one and 1 other pekin egg

 

[DwayneNLiz]

just this one and 1 other pekin egg

is the other pekin pipped?

you could try candling the one in question to see if the yolk sack is absorbed, and if it is you could zip it, but leave it in the egg to see if it can push itself out

 

[Danielle2006]

is the other pekin pipped?

you could try candling the one in question to see if the yolk sack is absorbed, and if it is you could zip it, but leave it in the egg to see if it can push itself out

yes the other is pipped and i have tried to candle her but her little shell is so black i can't see anything even the inner membrane that i can see some of is black lol shes a tough one