Duck Eggs- Help!

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Hello hello!

So pretty new to all of this, got some eggs that were in need of help. Spent 48-52 hours w/o heat.

So to recap, got eggs in bator Monday the 28th. Tiny pip yesterday around noon, if that's what it is...

I've got them in a still air, at 99.5 with between 55-70% humidity, it's been around 60% for last 24 hours.

So I've got 5 now, I'm pretty sure 1 is dead, I do not know how old they are. The others I have questions:

They all have the air at the big side, but I can see yoke yellow on the small side. Veins are red and eggs are very dark in spots. I haven't seen movement from any. BUT I have 2 that look like they pipped- yesterday around noon. But on the side on one and the small side on the other (egg 1 & 2), just tiny tiny holes.

I'll post pics so you can see which ones are which. Thanks!
 

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I've never hatched duck...but the bruising on the first one is alarming...keep an eye on it. They all look to be at different stages to me, give or take a few days
I think still air is supposed to be 102 degrees, not sure with ducks as I've only incubated chickens
Just going to throw this in there, in most places it is illegal to rescue/hatch wild eggs. Ridiculous, I know. I did the same thing (geese) and was made aware of the fact on this very site...I contacted my local wildlife rescue group and handing them over after hatch was the only reason I avoided a fine...if you keep it quiet you have them...(quit posting lol) you could avoid all of that. I really am not trying to be harsh...just realistic
 
3 and 2 are not pips, those are holes. 5 has a big crack in it. Egg 3 and egg 5 look dead. 4 could still be alive, not sure about 2 or 1 but they look kinda dead.
 

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