Duck eggs soon to hatch?

[MGG]

Well 3 eggs have pipped externally! I have a question though. Here are pictures of two separate eggs. They both have the same dark spot on them. I candled them and they are both moving with clear internal pip on both. Do I have anything to be worried about?

Looks like bruising. They may have accidentally pipped through a small blood vein. I've seen that before and it's usually nothing to worry about. Congrats on the pips! You're going to have babies on Thursday I bet!

 

[Laurenfinn6]

Me too! Hoping for a good one.

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Looks like bruising. They may have accidentally pipped through a small blood vein. I've seen that before and it's usually nothing to worry about. Congrats on the pips! You're going to have babies on Thursday I bet!

oh no will they be okay? could it be harmful?

 

[MGG]

They should be fine. It could only be harmful if they pipped a big major vein and bled out/drowned in it. That would usually turn the whole egg tinted. Were they alive at last candling? The only other thing that could be is rotting, which is basically impossible since they would have had to have been dead from the first few days of incubation until now

 

[Laurenfinn6]

They should be fine. It could only be harmful if they pipped a big major vein and bled out/drowned in it. That would usually turn the whole egg tinted. Were they alive at last candling? The only other thing that could be is rotting, which is basically impossible since they would have had to have been dead from the first few days of incubation until now

 

[Laurenfinn6]

Do they walk normally at first? Seems like she’s stumbling. Also does she need food right away? And water?

 

[Laurenfinn6]

Do they walk normally at first? Seems like she’s stumbling. Also does she need food right away? And water?

Is she okay by herself herself in the brooder?

 

[Isaac 0]

They won't be able to walk at first, they are very tired and weak right after hatching. You could put a mirror in there for her or a stuffed animal til the other's hatch.

Congrats! What a cutie!

 

[Jpat]

leave them in the incubator untill they dry off then they can go in the brooder

 

[Jpat]

Congrats on the duckling by the way!

 

[MGG]

Do they walk normally at first? Seems like she’s stumbling. Also does she need food right away? And water?

She won't eat for about 48 hours. You can offer her food but I'm guessing she won't want it.