Day 29 Hatching Indian runners - Panicking

[DuckieDebs]

Hi |(i'm a newbie)

Ive just copied over this post from hatching to the duck forum to hope I get some replies!

Im hatching first time ducks for pets in a Brinsea mini Automatic & today is day 29. out of the 7 shipped e-bay eggs 5 were fertile and one died between week one and two. So I have 4 left in the incubator. temps have been stable and i ran humidity at between 45- 55 during day 1-25 & increased to 90% on lockdown which has settled at just over 80% now. When I candled through the incubator on day 26 all four were moving like mad and the eggs have been rolling a bit. Yesterday day 28 - 3 are still active but one isn't moving at all. it looks as though all the active 3 have all internally pipped (triangular shadow moving in airsac) But I think I may have lost the fourth no sign of any external pips, but I occasionally hear a slight cheep so at least one has definately made it to internal pip. The airsacs on 3/4 are saddle bag shaped which i've read can cause issues for hatching. After being super calm and prepared for 28 days i'm suddenly panicking any helpul words or advice greatfully received.

 

[Ducktown]

Don't panic! Panic kills ducklings.
Eggs I was incubating were also rolling around days before hatch and stopped moving completely right before they started pipping. If they pipped into the air sack, they should be OK, saddle or not. Give them some time to rest, they will soon start breaking the shell.

Good luck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Ravynscroft

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[DuckieDebs]

Thanks Ducktown, I'm staying calm! One of the four was definitely dead, hadn't moved for 2 days and I started to smell it, I whipped it out and candled it. And could see there was no life, opened the egg and there was a perfectly formed yellow duckling which just looked asleep, so sad (have a pic if I'm allowed to post?). Three still alive & one has finally pipped! So fingers crossed x

 

[Ravynscroft]

Sorry for the lost one...

Just hang in there, ducklings take their sweet time to hatch, no joke...

 

[WVduckchick]

Picture of the pip on one of the other threads looked fine. Just hang in there!

 

[DuckieDebs]

Picture of the pip on one of the other threads looked fine. Just hang in there!

Thanks I will try - I'm out at work today so its keeping me distracted, will update later tonight!

 

[DuckieDebs]

So update, the duckling that pipped yesterday has made a couple more pips next to it and seems to be doing well - if slowly. Second one has definitely internally pipped and moving well, third im afraid may not have made it. He pipped at the side of the egg not in the airsac this morning and has not moved for hours, I'm wondering if I should do anything or just leave it be?

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Ravynscroft

@WVduckchick

 

[Ravynscroft]

So update, the duckling that pipped yesterday has made a couple more pips next to it and seems to be doing well - if slowly. Second one has definitely internally pipped and moving well, third im afraid may not have made it. He pipped at the side of the egg not in the airsac this morning and has not moved for hours, I'm wondering if I should do anything or just leave it be?

I would go ahead and safely, quickly pull it oit and check on it...