Duck egg pipped but not zipping

[xiaoyaya]

Hi all! I’ve looked at other similar threads but wanted direct advice.
My duckling externally pipped about 40 hours ago but has not started zipping yet. I haven’t seen the egg rocking and am not sure if it passed away inside. The other duck externally pipped 24 hours ago and seems like it’s starting to zip, definitely pecking and chirping.
What advice do you have for the other one?

 

[Isadora]

40 hours is an awfully long time to not have started zipping yet.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I would start assisting cautiously.

 

[xiaoyaya]

The other one hatched so we took this egg out to check. Seems like it is deceased. I am not sure what happened. My mom says we should’ve removed it to assist yesterday but I said that may have affected this other egg

 

[Isadora]

The other one hatched so we took this egg out to check. Seems like it is deceased. I am not sure what happened. My mom says we should’ve removed it to assist yesterday but I said that may have affected this other egg

Don't beat yourself up over it. You can't know what would have happened either way.

 

[xiaoyaya]

Don't beat yourself up over it. You can't know what would have happened either way.

Thank you. Here’s the other one sleeping. They may have a deformed right foot as it’s not opening all the way while they walk but it’s yet to be fully confirmed.