Call duck eggs day 26 getting worried

[Pyxis]

WV is giving you great advice I'm off to bed so hopefully she can take the day shift, lol.

 

[WVduckchick]

WV is giving you great advice I'm off to bed so hopefully she can take the day shift, lol.

i gotta get to work, but will check back in later.

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok thank you not planning on today but if get to tomorrow and I think it still looks like it’s pushing against the membrane I’ll try... so scared but don’t want to lose them either if I can help them. How long can they be like that trying to get through before it’s too long? X

I usually only give calls about 24 hours of their internal pip. Less if the air cells are small.

 

[Fiona123]

And do you then start to make a bigger hole for them? X

 

[WVduckchick]

Since you have done a safe hole, you *can* wait longer than 24 hours from the time they internally pipped. Its a fine line of when to help, its a judgement call. If you can tell that they are active and peeping and pecking, waiting is fine to see if they progress on their own. But if you decide to help, then yes, widen the hole and moisten the membrane. Look for big active blood vessels. If they are still very prominent, just moisten the membrane and put back in the incubator.
If the blood vessels look receded, or if the beak needs a little more wiggle room, I proceed to open a bit more.

 

[Fiona123]

Since you have done a safe hole, you *can* wait longer than 24 hours from the time they internally pipped. Its a fine line of when to help, its a judgement call. If you can tell that they are active and peeping and pecking, waiting is fine to see if they progress on their own. But if you decide to help, then yes, widen the hole and moisten the membrane. Look for big active blood vessels. If they are still very prominent, just moisten the membrane and put back in the incubator.
If the blood vessels look receded, or if the beak needs a little more wiggle room, I proceed to open a bit more.
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Ok great thank you all so much... I will leave for the moment and make a safe hole in the two active ones which I haven’t yet tonight... and see how they do themselves... one eggs just really moved about which is encouraging as haven’t seen that yet... keeping fingers crossed they can manage on their own... I will keep you posted x

 

[Fiona123]

It’s evening now in uk... latest is heard another tapping so have made a tiny safe hole in that one and hoping by morning I might see something more it will be day 28 tomorrow x

 

[Fiona123]

Hi... so it’s 4am on the 28th day... can still hear tapping in two of them and 2 still moving... what is everyone’s thoughts on what I should do? The 2 tapping have got safe holes? Wait a little longer? I’m just hoping they do it on their own as very scared I’ll do something wrong if I try anyway?
Also pic below looks like 2 shadows now in thrbairsac? X

 

[Fiona123]

 

[Pyxis]

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I'd do a safety hole on that one if you haven't already. How long now has it been since you put the safety holes in on the first ones you did?