Call Duck Eggs

[shawluvsbirds]

Had it internally pipped? Discoloration like that is usually from moisture leaking thru the membrane, either by a pip or even an attempted pip. Or could have been from the extra number of days at higher humidity.

ETA sometimes if they try to pip on the wrong end or outside of the air cell, we will see bruising like that because moisture from inside the membrane has touched the inside of the shell.

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My guess is that it pipped internally and then couldn't make the external pip.
However. .
Regarding the yolk. . am I correct in saying that they don't start absorbing the yolk until they start breathing oxygen? If it didn't ever internally pip that might explain why so much yolk.
I think that is why assisting is such a slow process to allow time for the bird to breathe and absorb.

 

[casportpony]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

This was another picture I was able to upload look at the ring at the top of the egg. This was the one egg that was 34 days in incubation and was alive when opened. What would cause this View attachment 1666618

Oh. . also I'm sorry I forgot to say I'm so sorry you lost them. I know how sad it is. One of my My broody ducks had a terrible hatch like this last year where all of them died like this at hatch. All but one and it died a day or two later
It's heart breaking to see them be fully formed and die in the shell like that.

 

[Chloe374]

Had it internally pipped? Discoloration like that is usually from moisture leaking thru the membrane, either by a pip or even an attempted pip. Or could have been from the extra number of days at higher humidity.

ETA sometimes if they try to pip on the wrong end or outside of the air cell, we will see bruising like that because moisture from inside the membrane has touched the inside of the shell.

Thank you for your input. You know a lot. If I were every to try call ducks again should I just pip the egg at 28 days to help them?

 

[WVduckchick]

Thank you for your input. You know a lot. If I were every to try call ducks again should I just pip the egg at 28 days to help them?

Well, call ducks should hatch on average of 26 days, so I’m not sure exactly what you mean.

Personally, I watch for internal pips. Then if they haven’t externally pipped within 24 hours after internal, that’s when I make a safe hole. No matter what the day count is. If the air cells are small, I might do it at 18-20 hours, but for large air cells, I try to wait it out.

The main thing is to watch the air cells. When they get all lopsided and weird shaped, that’s when timing is crucial. Acting too soon can be disastrous, but acting too late can be also.

 

[Jack Speese]

Never had calls, but I've hatched other duck breeds in incubators. A simple Hovabator-type styrofoam still air manual turning incubator works great for chicken eggs. But for duck eggs, it's nearly impossible to do the turning required, especially if you are away at work. If you don't do enough turning, the ducklings will be weak and have trouble pipping and need helping out. But the good news is that most of them will be fine once they are out. If you're serious about hatching duck eggs, I'd consider an incubator with an automatic turner, or retrofitting yours with one.

 

[Moonwolf]

um I've never hatched ducks and am fairly new to chickens but quickly learned the hard way that sometimes chickens take longer than the books or whatever says but never by that long. According to what people say here for this bird you have is average 26 days so be my lesson and that day I would say 27-29 days may have a chance so I would give them like 24 hrs- 2days over then help them out BUTTTT don't just go at it like a bat outa **** just start with a very tiny air hole to let some oxygen in and give it a chance to "eat" that yolk. if it still has trouble inch a sliver more. I found this can encourage a weak chick or a chick not getting oxygen at right time (reason I have no idea, God only knows why), and oldly enough it seemed with some of my chicks on pip day they seemed to hatch better in my darn hands than in that incubator, and those turds are healthy 5 month old or older spoiled rotten silke/sizzle chicks who scream bloody-murder when I go somewhere. but anywho, never have I yet seen one go That long as yours did and survive. And no this is not your fault, tho I felt the same at first too, it is partly just mother nature and chicks/ducklings to week to survive, and maybe a bit of incubator not reading right on temp./humidity/whatever. That's why some can take longer to hatch than the 26 days in this case, because not all incubators are set the same (factory setting) and not all work right enough to keep an accurate reading. I would try again and get a thermometer not part of the incubator and use that to guide me in tinkering and adjusting the settings right and if it's a malfunction keep an eye on it. Or I'd just say "man,this is too much for me" and buy ducklings hatched by the pros or those better at it than I,lol.cheer up don't give up be as stubborn as the breed and one day it will be worth it because they do love you back, believe it or not!