6 days left for muscovy eggs to hutch and emergency incubator. Help

[New duck mommy 2021]

If rocking means moving/shaking then yesterday it was shaking but today i only handled it once to change places (not turn) and for a while so i couldn't tell. I didn't hear anything, maybe i should play some sound of muscovy ducklings to check it?

You can
I wouldn’t be moving the egg at all as it can disorient them
Once the external pip they should not be handled unless it’s to assist
Can you take a flashlight to the air cell end without moving the egg and look for movement. Playing duck sounds is a great idea. I had a staggered hatch my first time and would take the first duckling out of the brooder to sit on the bator and talk. Then the eggs would start talking back

 

[KranK]

You can
I wouldn’t be moving the egg at all as it can disorient them
Once the external pip they should not be handled unless it’s to assist
Can you take a flashlight to the air cell end without moving the egg and look for movement. Playing duck sounds is a great idea. I had a staggered hatch my first time and would take the first duckling out of the brooder to sit on the bator and talk. Then the eggs would start talking back

I played broody muscovy sounds and nothing happened. I couldn't feel the 2 moving. Yesterday i saw them moving with a flashlight but today i ain't sure.

 

[KranK]

This it the egg that got a crack

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

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This it the egg that got a crack

Looks like he made the first pip then made the second pip
That’s great the egg looks good with the pips. If you candle in the dark do you see baby moving inside the egg ?
Not all babies talk and wiggle while resting and absorbing and that gives us great anxiety
But if you candle hopefully you can see movement
Make sure to candle with the egg in the position it is don’t stand it upright

 

[KranK]

Looks like he made the first pip then made the second pip
That’s great the egg looks good with the pips. If you candle in the dark do you see baby moving inside the egg ?
Not all babies talk and wiggle while resting and absorbing and that gives us great anxiety
But if you candle hopefully you can see movement
Make sure to candle with the egg in the position it is don’t stand it upright

This morning the second one (without the pip) has been moving and yesterday i candled it and it was moving inside. Perhaps it's too much light now to see it ? I'll try in the evening.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

This morning the second one (without the pip) has been moving and yesterday i candled it and it was moving inside. Perhaps it's too much light now to see it ? I'll try in the evening.

A darker room is better

 

[KranK]

A darker room is better

And by the way what should i do if tomorrows afternoon (about 48 hours from finding the crack) still nothing happens?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

And by the way what should i do if tomorrows afternoon (about 48 hours from finding the crack) still nothing happens?

At that point of baby is not progressing at all then you would start to assist
@DuckyDonna do you have the article for that
I can’t remember where to find it

 

[DuckyDonna]

At that point of baby is not progressing at all then you would start to assist
@DuckyDonna do you have the article for that
I can’t remember where to find it

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

These are muscovy though which have different hatching times so keep that in mind. I know nothing about muscovy! Hope this article helps.

 

[KranK]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

These are muscovy though which have different hatching times so keep that in mind. I know nothing about muscovy! Hope this article helps.

At that point of baby is not progressing at all then you would start to assist
@DuckyDonna do you have the article for that
I can’t remember where to find it

Thats tge candled image of the egg that doesn't have any crack. I didn't see any of those 2 moving now and ngl i'm getting worried