Duck eggs soon to hatch?

[Miss Lydia]

Did you make the air hole for the one from yesterday? so you feel more confident? how long since internal pip now?

 

[MGG]

Okay so the one that started to zip (and idk if it’s zipping or just a big pip) but I can hear it chirping and tapping. The one I rolled over somehow flipped itself back over so I’m leaving it haha. That one is chirping and moving. There is a total of 7 we are still waiting on. There are two that haven’t externally pipped at all yet... one is moving and one is not anymore.... they both have pipped internally. Should I be pricking them with a needle?

You need to make an air hole on both of those. Don't actually prick the baby with the needle. Candle first and make sure you're in the air cell.

 

[Laurenfinn6]

You need to make an air hole on both of those. Don't actually prick the baby with the needle. Candle first and make sure you're in the air cell.

Is this hole big enough? And just to clarify, the air sac is any clear space in the egg when I candle it right? The clear space is about half the egg now

 

[MGG]

Is this hole big enough? And just to clarify, the air sac is any clear space in the egg when I candle it right? The clear space is about half the egg now

Yep, the big air pocket at the top. Is there movement in them both? It probably is bug enough, but I would go a bit bigger.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Me too and I have,just waiting for @MGG first.

 

[Laurenfinn6]

Yep, the big air pocket at the top. Is there movement in them both? It probably is bug enough, but I would go a bit bigger.

Movement in one egg, not the other I will try to make the hole bigger.Just worried about cracking the egg

 

[Laurenfinn6]

Movement in one egg, not the other I will try to make the hole bigger.Just worried about cracking the egg

Is this big enough?

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Muscovy eggs are so tough they are hard to crack. I don't think your going to crack the egg. Go some bigger.

 

[Laurenfinn6]

My Muscovy eggs are so tough they are hard to crack. I don't think your going to crack the egg. Go some bigger.

Sorry the photo above was the same one as before haha. What about this size?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do what you feel comfortable with as long as the duckling is getting air that's what matters. Last year was only my2nd time having to help ducklings hatch and it was because I put the eggs under 2 of my chickens and poor ducklings were having trouble hatching. Main thing is making sure your in the air cell. So you don't hit a vein or the ducklings. Is this duckling really working on getting out? That hole looks pretty good though wait for @MGG before going bigger.