Call duck eggs day 26 getting worried

[Fiona123]

This is how far I am but I don’t know if there is tiny little vessels at the bottom? He did a little drink of water x

 

[Fiona123]

 

[WVduckchick]

That looks good for now. Leave him in the incubator for a while, keep the membrane moist, and watch for yawning or like chattering. Yawning motion tells us he is still absorbing yolk and not ready to emerge. He will start squirming more when he's starting to want out.

Then you will need to follow the area close to your black line, and remove that part. And some up around the top of his head, if you can. Little at a time, slow and easy. I think you will do fine!

 

[chickens really]

I'm seriously thinking your assisting too much and do not give it water or it could aspirate..They need to absorb the yolk and it takes time to hatch.
Best wishes

 

[Fiona123]

Ok thank you both... he is back in the incubator with the surrounding area all moist... I will leave well alone now until I see him getting active... at least I know now he can breath which was my biggest worry... and I didn’t know about the water it was a tiny amount on the end of a cotton bud that he seemed to have a little of but won’t do that again... I have never hatched anything before and being very nieave didn’t know actually how complicated it is so do really appreciate all the help everyone is giving xx

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok thank you both... he is back in the incubator with the surrounding area all moist... I will leave well alone now until I see him getting active... at least I know now he can breath which was my biggest worry... and I didn’t know about the water it was a tiny amount on the end of a cotton bud that he seemed to have a little of but won’t do that again... I have never hatched anything before and being very nieave didn’t know actually how complicated it is so do really appreciate all the help everyone is giving xx

For day 28 shipped call duck eggs, you are doing fine! Now that you know it can breathe, you can breathe also, and wait for it to let you know it's ready to come on out.

 

[Pyxis]

For day 28 shipped call duck eggs, you are doing fine! Now that you know it can breathe, you can breathe also, and wait for it to let you know it's ready to come on out.

X2! And just popping in to take the night shift

Looks like things are going really well so far, you're doing exactly what you need to do.

Also, when this is over, with them being so late, I'd think about double checking that your incubator is actually at the correct temperature - lateness means that the temperature was low.

 

[Fiona123]

Hi pyxis

I’m not sure I could ever cope with this again... it’s 1am here I have just got back up again to check on them as I thought I could see tiny tiny bed reins on the inside of the egg and didn’t want to break them so moist them and left them till now back in incubator... nothing over the duckling but tucked right next to the egg. I’m
Guessing this is still membrane there? X

 

[Pyxis]

Hi pyxis

I’m not sure I could ever cope with this again... it’s 1am here I have just got back up again to check on them as I thought I could see tiny tiny bed reins on the inside of the egg and didn’t want to break them so moist them and left them till now back in incubator... nothing over the duckling but tucked right next to the egg. I’m
Guessing this is still membrane there? X

The membrane will stay over it until it either hatches or you hatch it out. This is a chick, but here are comparison pictures of a membrane with veins and a membrane without veins.

Veins:

No veins:

The good news here is, as long as you've opened the air cell all the way over the duckling, when it's ready it's going to push itself right out. Once the air cell is off your job is just to keep the membrane moist. It will do the rest.

Unless it's malpositioned, but that would be easily noticeable. You'd be able to see its foot over its head or similar if it was in a bad position.

 

[Fiona123]

Still no more progress but active and cheering can you see the tiny veins down bottom by my fingers that is on mike the gooey stuff but flapped over backwards now on egg? Is that the dangerous vessel? X