Day 28 of incubation on duck egg and still no internal pip!

[bellefranke]

I am incubating an abandoned duck egg I found in my yard. Everything seemed to be progressing nicely, but I'm worried about the fact that I do not see any signs on an internal pip when I candle it. It has been wiggling a lot, which I think is a good sign. I was briefly concerned about the size of the air cell a few days ago, but It has grown a good bit since then. I have never hatched anything before so I don't know what to expect. Is it best for me to just be patient?

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! Can you post a picture of the egg being candled?

 

[bellefranke]

Welcome to BYC! Can you post a picture of the egg being candled?

These are the best pictures I can get. I could see the baby moving around while I took these