Day 28 Duck due -question!!

[DoubleDuck]

Hello!
First time hatching any sort of egg and I thought I did my research but really nothing can prepare you more than experience—which I don’t have.

It was recommended that I not open the incubator but I decided to (for less than 30 seconds) to quick candle an egg. I wasn’t sure if it had internally pipped... when I checked, the embryo was definitely moving around in there. But there was one thing I noticed: the image I attached shows a picture... there’s a dip in the air cell.

I looked it up and I heard people describe internal pipping as a “pinch” but I just want to make sure that’s what it is...? If not, then what is it?

 

[DoubleDuck]

Please help! Still hasn’t entered the air cell!

 

[Table4Six]

Please help! Still hasn’t entered the air cell!

Please help! Still hasn’t entered the air cell!

Do you still see movement inside the egg? Are you positive about it being on day 28-29?

 

[DoubleDuck]

Do you still see movement inside the egg? Are you positive about it being on day 28-29?

Well, the egg was shipped on June 4th. So I estimated it’s hatch day to be around the 30th/1st of July. There’s definitely some movement. I tried quick candling it again today and found that it was a lot fuller than yesterday. I had to wait several seconds before I could see it bob up and down slightly; I keep topping off the humidity
It looks like it’s closer to the aircell but not quite inside it?

 

[chickens really]

Normal and stop worrying and just wait...

 

[Gray Farms]

What breed of duck? If Muscovy its not near ready yet.

 

[DoubleDuck]

What breed of duck? If Muscovy its not near ready yet.

It’s a welsh harlequin

The power went out for 7+ hours, but I heated up a sweet potato and put it inside the incubator alone with a damp paper towel. When I checked this morning, I couldn’t see any movement. It’s still not in the air cell either. I heard that death before hatching can happen, but it wouldn’t hurt to wait just a little longer, right?

 

[Gray Farms]

Won't hurt at all. I'd wait 6-7 days past hatch day. After that its not going to hatch so just chuck the egg.