Duck eggs on the 24th day wiggling like crazy! Should I go into lockdown? *UPDATE* with pictures!

EmilyPillsbury2

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Hi everyone! Well this is the first batch of eggs I have ever tried to hatch on my own. I purchased 16 mixed breed duck eggs on June 4th. 3 of the eggs were infertile and one was a double yoker. So I ended up incubating 12 eggs. I'm on day 24 and the eggs are moving like crazy! They haven't pipped yet but I'm not sure if I should go ahead and lockdown now or wait? Any advice is welcome. The incubator has been at 99.5 degrees and the humidity has stayed around 55 the whole incubation process.
 
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If you have "weeble wobbles" I would stop turning so they can get into position for hatch. That's what all the wiggling is about
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I have three out of twelve internally pipped!
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So excited for the rest to pip! Can't wait for them to hatch! I will keep everyone updated with photos when they start to pop out!
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ive had the same thing with my ducks pippped a couple of hours after putting them on lock down day 25 and and hatched the next day !

i might need to drop the temp slightly as some one said ! good luck anyway
 
They aren't rolling around anymore. I don't know if I should leave them be or turn them one last time?
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I'm so stressed out! I just want these little guys to come out healthy!
 
if they have been rocking around i would just lock them down one day cant hurt as there be moving around them selves to get ready for pipping ...
 
They aren't rolling around anymore. I don't know if I should leave them be or turn them one last time?
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I'm so stressed out! I just want these little guys to come out healthy!
Sounds like they are either resting from turning or are already in position ready to pip...either way I would lock them down so I didn't ruin all the work they have done maneuvering into position.
 

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