Duck Egg Not Hatched H

[dkkirby]

I brought in a duck egg on the 7th of August and started incubating when something killed one of my ducks & eggs were going missing. 7 has been in lockdown since Sat. September 1st. Shouldn't my duck be hatched by now?

 

[sourland]

What breed of duck and what day of incubation ?

 

[dkkirby]

Mom is white
Dad is brown
The egg has been in incubator since aug 7th so that's 29days right?

 

[lena_]

It should be fine, as it's only day 28, ducks tend to take a while to hatch. Have you candled to check for the internal pip? It will look like this: Use your phone flashlight if you don't have a purpose made egg candler. Have you been candling throughout incubation to see if it has been developing?

Another thing to keep in mind is that even if it does hatch, a solitary duckling won't do well. Do you have a way too get it a friend?

I'll call in some people who may be also be able to help:
@casportpony
@KikisGirls
@WVduckchick
@Pyxis

 

[dkkirby]

I have another 2 days behind this one. It's ok to candle during lockdown?
Yes. Developed well during incubation.

 

[Silkies rule Forever]

Did u candle throughout the incubation process? If u did multiple times the chick could have died from opening the lid to many times! Did u candle recently to see if its alive??

 

[lena_]

I have another 2 days behind this one. It's ok to candle during lockdown?
Yes. Developed well during incubation.

Awesome. Yes, I candle in lockdown and have never had issues. Is it possible for you to take a picture of the candling?

 

[dkkirby]

Also. The humidity is hovering 83 @ 97.5. It is not adjustable on this little incubator I bought just for hatching. It's 97.9 & 74 in my homemade styrofoam incubator.

 

[dkkirby]

Just before lockdown

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

Sniff it. Bad eggs stink. OK or very recently dead eggs do not. Then candle. Look for movement. Do a float test. Wait a couple of days then sniff again. Muscovy eggs can take 35 days...and if your incubator temp is too low it can result in delayed hatch too.