Day 28 duck eggs haven’t internally pipped!!!

[Thomasg]

My duck eggs haven't internally pipped yet today is day 28 tomorrow will be 29 what should I do or can I do anything I have had the humidity at 70-75% heat at 36 degrees because I just can’t get it to 37 8 eggs are moving out of 10 I started the day count 24 hours after putting eggs in incubator if anyone has any ideas what I can do please help!

 

[CindyinSD]

I'm not very conversant with celsius temps, but when I have a hard time getting my incubator up to temp, I snug it in with towels--just avoid covering the vent(s). You may also consider turning up the thermostat in the room. My incubator needs a 65-70° Fahrenheit room, but prefers 70-75°. Holderread's hatching instructions indicate that duck eggs can be expected to hatch (approximately) on days 26-29, depending on the breed. Lower temps during incubation will mean a later hatch and possibly other problems, but I don't know much about that. Mostly people don't seem to have noticeable negative effects other than a late hatch.

I would not worry. Ducks take their own sweet time and lots of it. @FortCluck has a May Hatch-a-Long going right now. You ought to join in. She's got quite a lot of experience with ducks and can help you more than I. Here's a link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/may-2020-hatch-a-long.1359364/

 

[JaeG]

36C is a little on the cool side (ideally it should be 37.5C) but that being said they have studied wild duck nests and found that they are incubated at around 36C with the resulting ducklings being hardier temperature wise.

A cooler temperature will slow their development so just be patient. If you can get the ambient room temperature up that would help, or relocate your incubator to a warmer spot.

 

[Uff Da]

I wonder if the cooler incubation--hardiness correlation would translate to chickens. I've always seen suggestions that the opposite was true. I may have to experiment some day!

 

[FortCluck]

What type of ducks?

What incubator are you using?

Do you have another thermometer in the incubator to check the temp where the eggs are?

You're at 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit which is low. You should be at 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit or 37.5 celcius. I wouldn't continue to incubate at a low temp, it might be okay for wild ducks but you're not a wild duck hatching eggs. There's a reason they tell you to do it at 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit and it's because it is proven to work every time. You may experience deformed ducklings, yolks not absorbed, and several other problems.

If I did that temp in my incubator, all my ducklings wouldn't make it.

I would increase the temp and also check to make sure there is still movement by candling.

We all start somewhere and have learned along the way. Hoping your hatch works out for you. Keep us updated.

 

[FortCluck]

I wonder if the cooler incubation--hardiness correlation would translate to chickens. I've always seen suggestions that the opposite was true. I may have to experiment some day!

Doesn't work with chickens. There's a reason they tell you to incubate at 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Please do not try it because you'll be disappointed by your results.

 

[Thomasg]

I'm not very conversant with celsius temps, but when I have a hard time getting my incubator up to temp, I snug it in with towels--just avoid covering the vent(s). You may also consider turning up the thermostat in the room. My incubator needs a 65-70° Fahrenheit room, but prefers 70-75°. Holderread's hatching instructions indicate that duck eggs can be expected to hatch (approximately) on days 26-29, depending on the breed. Lower temps during incubation will mean a later hatch and possibly other problems, but I don't know much about that. Mostly people don't seem to have noticeable negative effects other than a late hatch.

I would not worry. Ducks take their own sweet time and lots of it. @FortCluck has a May Hatch-a-Long going right now. You ought to join in. She's got quite a lot of experience with ducks and can help you more than I. Here's a link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/may-2020-hatch-a-long.1359364/

Thank you this helped a lot

 

[Thomasg]

Doesn't work with chickens. There's a reason they tell you to incubate at 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Please do not try it because you'll be disappointed by your results.
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[Thomasg]

Yeah I will try to raise the temperatures thanks for the help I will try the towel all this helps a lot thank you!

 

[FortCluck]

What type of incubator do you have?

Unsure if you can take a picture of it, but it is very helpful to see what you're working with so that we can help you on your next hatches.