Duck eggs day 27 pip??

[Jen_naay]

How large is the pip on the back wards one? Can it get good air supply?

Here is a pic- the hole through the membrane is pretty tiny

 

[SamuelMcF]

Here is a pic- the hole through the membrane is pretty tiny

Looks similar to one I had to assist last week. I left it for almost two days and he was ok. Even after waiting that long not all of the yolk was absorbed so I had to stop the assist and wait even longer. He ended up hatching well though and is healthy as can be now. When they are on the wrong side a lot of times they cannot turn so they do not absorb all the blood vessels and yolk as quick. You can try making his air hole bigger but I would not do anything more invasive than that yet. (just make the hole in the membrane a little bigger if you can without taking off more shell.) But very carefully so as to not make the membrane bleed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe use a sterile pair of tweezers so you can gently pick up the membrane and see if there is blood.