Duck Egg Hatching Help!

[Cookiiez]

Hey, so I have 10 eggs in an incubator that has a fan and an auto turner. The eggs have been in there since May 4th, all is going well... however... I'm starting to get a little nervous. They have been in their eggs for 29 days and still haven't hatched. I candled them to see that they have broken the membrane into the air sack, but there has been no progress at all since then. Now I'm confused on how much longer it will take before they start pipping.......... The temperature is at 37.5 and the humidity is at 80%...... Please advise!! This is my first time hatching and have no idea what to do

Should I wait? Or should I be worried?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined us. Sadly, i have no experience with either using incubators or ducks, but I'd suggest that you post on the "duck" forum, where i am sure you will get all the help you need.

Good luck
CT

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't know much about ducks and nothing about incubation. Please do post on the duck thread.

 

[Ravynscroft]

If you could see them moving when you saw the internal pips, then I wouldn't worry... did you calibrate your thermometer to make sure it is accurate? Slightly low temp can cause a delay in hatching... also, ducks take much longer than chicks do from internal pip to hatch... general rule of thumb is 24 to 48 hours after internal pip is external pip, then another 24 hrs from external pip to zip... some can go quicker, but many do not... humidity sounds good... hope you have your ducklings soon!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

How is the hatch going now, any progress yet? Sometimes, even under "ideal" conditions eggs can take a bit longer than expected to hatch. And like the above poster said, if your temp is just a bit off, it can delay them quite a lot.

 

[Cookiiez]

Welcome to BYC   How is the hatch going now, any progress yet? Sometimes, even under "ideal" conditions eggs can take a bit longer than expected to hatch. And like the above poster said, if your temp is just a bit off, it can delay them quite a lot. 

Hey yeah, everything was okay.. Was kind of ironic because after I posted that, I checked and some of the eggs were cracked. Got 8 ducklings out of 12.