day 30 duck hatch, hasn't externally pipped.

[BANDIT-2017]

Today is the 30th day of incubating my duck eggs. One of the eggs internally pipped yesterday (day 29) around 11:00 am. It is 10:00 am now and it still hasn't externally pipped. I've heard it should take 12-24 hours in between the internal and external pip. I'm wondering if I should help, or just wait to see if it will pip on its own.

 

[MGG]

Today is the 30th day of incubating my duck eggs. One of the eggs internally pipped yesterday (day 29) around 11:00 am. It is 10:00 am now and it still hasn't externally pipped. I've heard it should take 12-24 hours in between the internal and external pip. I'm wondering if I should help, or just wait to see if it will pip on its own.

What duck breed? They can quite safely amd often do take 24-48 hours. Don't worry until tomorrow. Ducks are slow hatchers. They can take 72 hours from external pip to hatch.

 

[BANDIT-2017]

they are crosses between pekin and mallard females and cayuga and magpie drakes. I can hear it peeping, and pecking the egg so hopefully it externally pips soon