Myavia
Chirping
- May 25, 2020
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Hello there!
I am on day 28 of incubating my ducks eggs. I have 7 eggs hatching in the next couple of days, due to a staggered hatch, but I had 2 eggs due today. Of the two, one hatched very very early this morning. The other one did not have a pip, and was not moving or peeping in response to me talking, like the other egg had been before it hatched. I took it out and candled it this morning, and saw that the duckling had internally pipped, and was moving around alive in there. It even responded to my tapping by tapping back.
Now, about 12 hours later, the egg is still in the incubator, but it has developed a dark line on the shell, outlining the air sac inside.
I left it for an hour or two, and the darkness seemed to grow, so I candled it again (after carefully inspecting for any pips). This time, I did not see a beak in the air sac, and I did not see any movement.
Does anybody know what could’ve happened?
I am on day 28 of incubating my ducks eggs. I have 7 eggs hatching in the next couple of days, due to a staggered hatch, but I had 2 eggs due today. Of the two, one hatched very very early this morning. The other one did not have a pip, and was not moving or peeping in response to me talking, like the other egg had been before it hatched. I took it out and candled it this morning, and saw that the duckling had internally pipped, and was moving around alive in there. It even responded to my tapping by tapping back.
Now, about 12 hours later, the egg is still in the incubator, but it has developed a dark line on the shell, outlining the air sac inside.
I left it for an hour or two, and the darkness seemed to grow, so I candled it again (after carefully inspecting for any pips). This time, I did not see a beak in the air sac, and I did not see any movement.
Does anybody know what could’ve happened?