Cocolady
Chirping
- Jan 20, 2017
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Hello Ladies,
I am looking for some help and guidance.
I have been reading loads of old threads about problems hatching call ducks and helping etc
I had 5 call duck eggs, on Monday day 23 I candled and saw no movement only a lot of fluid and what looked like something bobbing around in the fluid. I did the water test and made a v stupid assumption that the duckling was dead. However upon opening the egg I saw movement. The duckling died but on inspection I saw that he was tiny and his bones were soft/floppy.
I know I should have left the egg and not opened it it was such a stupid thing to do and I can tell u I didn’t sleep a wink that night.
I have now four eggs now under the duck and today is day 26. I candled them yesterday and saw movement but I don’t think any of them have internally pipped. And I am assuming internally pipped means that they have broken the membrane and are now in the air sac?
Would it be obvious when they have internally pipped ? I thought one has on day 23 but when I checked yesterday I didn’t see anything..
These are shipped eggs and one of the air sac seems v large and is going across the egg so I’m not sure how much room the duckling would have to develop properly.
I really don’t want to open up another egg after my last experience which has traumatized me forever
Should I wait until day 29 before I do anything?
I am looking for some help and guidance.
I have been reading loads of old threads about problems hatching call ducks and helping etc
I had 5 call duck eggs, on Monday day 23 I candled and saw no movement only a lot of fluid and what looked like something bobbing around in the fluid. I did the water test and made a v stupid assumption that the duckling was dead. However upon opening the egg I saw movement. The duckling died but on inspection I saw that he was tiny and his bones were soft/floppy.
I know I should have left the egg and not opened it it was such a stupid thing to do and I can tell u I didn’t sleep a wink that night.
I have now four eggs now under the duck and today is day 26. I candled them yesterday and saw movement but I don’t think any of them have internally pipped. And I am assuming internally pipped means that they have broken the membrane and are now in the air sac?
Would it be obvious when they have internally pipped ? I thought one has on day 23 but when I checked yesterday I didn’t see anything..
These are shipped eggs and one of the air sac seems v large and is going across the egg so I’m not sure how much room the duckling would have to develop properly.
I really don’t want to open up another egg after my last experience which has traumatized me forever
Should I wait until day 29 before I do anything?