Day 22 duck eggs!

[Christian1982]

Ok I’m on day 22 with 5 duck eggs alive and very much kicking and… wobbling a lot… now the question is do I need to lockdown early or not? HELP

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I doubt it. Do you have any pictures?

 

[Christian1982]

Pics of them moving a lot? No vids nope but they are wobbling a fair bit

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Pics of them moving a lot? No vids nope but they are wobbling a fair bit

I wouldn't bother putting them in lockdown until it is time, or they are shadowing in the air cell.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Shadowing:

Internal pipping:

 

[Christian1982]

By the looks of your pics mine are shadowing?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I myself don’t do lockdown by the book. I go by the eggs
If I see eggs moving
Air cells suddenly dropping forward and shadowing along the lower part of air cell
At that point I stop turning those eggs but continue as normal for the rest until I see an internal pip
Then I’m full lockdown
Eggs move at different speeds
Not everyone needs to stop being turned at the exact same time
Example
I have 10 eggs going today day 24
On Saturday night I saw the 3 factors of getting ready to hatch
So those two I stopped turning
Sunday morning 2 more Sunday evening 2 more this morning 2 internal pips so now all eggs are on lockdown. The last two were close but not fully Shadowing or air cell drops yet
I would rather stop turning them early then wait till day 25 turning my eggs when I have babies already in hatch position
Video I took this morning ti show the difference between shadowing and internal pip
Hope this helps

 

[Hatch in chicks]

i would put them on lockdown day 23-24

 

[Christian1982]

I myself don’t do lockdown by the book. I go by the eggs
If I see eggs moving
Air cells suddenly dropping forward and shadowing along the lower part of air cell
At that point I stop turning those eggs but continue as normal for the rest until I see an internal pip
Then I’m full lockdown
Eggs move at different speeds
Not everyone needs to stop being turned at the exact same time
Example
I have 10 eggs going today day 24
On Saturday night I saw the 3 factors of getting ready to hatch
So those two I stopped turning
Sunday morning 2 more Sunday evening 2 more this morning 2 internal pips so now all eggs are on lockdown. The last two were close but not fully Shadowing or air cell drops yet
I would rather stop turning them early then wait till day 25 turning my eggs when I have babies already in hatch position
Video I took this morning ti show the difference between shadowing and internal pip
Hope this helps

Thank you so much for this xxxx