Duck eggs have internally pipped but it’s been 24 hours with no external.

[madijones]

Hi! I am incubating duck eggs. I came home yesterday at about 9 and my ducks had internally pipped. It’s now 9 the next day and none have externally pipped. Should I make a safety hole? I candled them and seen a lot of movement in the air sack but haven’t heard noises. I didn’t see anymore veins in the liquid part either. Please help lol I don’t want to hurt them but also don’t want them to die.

 

[AidKD]

I don't own ducks, so I could be wrong about this, but I believe that ducks can take over 2 days to hatch sometimes.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

They do take a lot of time. Over 24 hours between internal and external pip is not at all unusual.