Call duck day26 none hatching

[Cocolady]

No bother at all.

 

[Isaac 0]

Safety holes aren't usually done until there has been an internal pip, putting one in before an internal pip may cause the membrane to shrink prematurely and "shrinkwrap" the duckling. Could you post a candling picture of the egg? The stages during lockdown are as follows, the air cell begins to "dip down" and look quite big, after this the duckling gets into position to internally pip and shadows become visible along with the air cell, after the ducklings internally pips, then externally pips, and finally zips.

I never really trust anybody who says's what day the eggs are on when their under mother, too many possibilities, the egg may have been laid a few days later, or the egg was buried under straw and the mother started sitting a few days later. Get my point?

Here are a few pictures,

Dip down

Shadowing

Internal pip

 

[Cocolady]

I’ll try and get some pics today if possible.
I don’t think any have internally pipped at this stage.
These are bought eggs so I know exactly when they were sat under the duck.

 

[MGG]

I’ll try and get some pics today if possible.
I don’t think any have internally pipped at this stage.
These are bought eggs so I know exactly when they were sat under the duck.

Hopefully they're getting close.

 

[WVduckchick]

I agree with Isaac. Even if you placed all the eggs, you can’t guarantee how well she kept them at optimum temps.
With my broodies, I just wait them out. They will usually leave the nest when all possibility is lost. Sometimes before. But as long as she is sitting, I’d just keep waiting.

I actually have 3 call duck eggs in my incubator now that were left by a hen yesterday morning. I guess she was happy with 7! Lol These 3 look like they still have a couple days to go.

Good luck!

 

[chickens really]

Quick question. Was the Hen fully committed and sitting almost all day when you gave her the eggs? Sounds to me like they are about a week behind. I'd leave everything alone and wait another week.

 

[Cocolady]

Oh yes these poor eggs were a disaster from the start. I had two ducks sitting on 12 eggs that I bought on line. Out of the 12 we got 5 and I had my own egg. They sat on them for about 2 weeks only getting up once a day and then called it quits. The eggs were unattended for a few hours as I didn’t know if they had quite given up or not. Eggs were then moved to another duck who isn’t currently sitting on them and only goes out once a day.

I will leave them for another few days alright and just let Mother Nature donis thing. But I would be devastate if one needed help and I wasn’t there to help it. Will check on them again tom.

 

[chickens really]

Oh yes these poor eggs were a disaster from the start. I had two ducks sitting on 12 eggs that I bought on line. Out of the 12 we got 5 and I had my own egg. They sat on them for about 2 weeks only getting up once a day and then called it quits. The eggs were unattended for a few hours as I didn’t know if they had quite given up or not. Eggs were then moved to another duck who isn’t currently sitting on them and only goes out once a day.

I will leave them for another few days alright and just let Mother Nature donis thing. But I would be devastate if one needed help and I wasn’t there to help it. Will check on them again tom.

Hmmm. Always best to have separate places and don’t bother with them. A plastic dog crate works good for Broody duck hens. Disturbing them is a problem sometimes. Two hens on a nest confuses both hens. I break one and leave the other to set. Don’t interfere. Birds do fine hatching if it’s meant to be.

 

[Cocolady]

I tried moving one but she wouldn’t sit so had to move her back. I think also the issue was that they had been sitting a good week or so before we decided to get some fertile eggs.
Yes in hind sight one would have been better as they kept stealing eggs and switching nests etc itbwad a right pain. But u live and learn.

 

[chickens really]

I tried moving one but she wouldn’t sit so had to move her back. I think also the issue was that they had been sitting a good week or so before we decided to get some fertile eggs.
Yes in hind sight one would have been better as they kept stealing eggs and switching nests etc itbwad a right pain. But u live and learn.

You can’t move a duck hen and yes stealing eggs and confusion doesn’t help. Good luck. Definitely not as easy as a Broody Chicken hen .