Duckling Has Been Pecking for 24 Hours but No Progress

[jwbuck103]

I have a duck egg that I am pretty sure is pekin duck egg it externally pipped day 24. When I saw this I moved the egg into lock down. He has been pecking for 24 hours and has made no progress. Do I need to intervene?

 

[Stipenvlerk]

I have a duck egg that I am pretty sure is pekin duck egg it externally pipped day 24. When I saw this I moved the egg into lock down. He has been pecking for 24 hours and has made no progress. Do I need to intervene?

Hi @jwbuck103 day 24 is pretty early. Is your duck in the incubator? Are there other eggs too? how is the humidity in %?
You always should be very hesitant to help since they usually will manage on their own.
If it pipped externally, the good news is, it can breath.

If it was my egg ( and this is only my personal advice! This may not reflect the view of the general public) I would wait a few more hours. If nothing happens, but you still hear peeping... very carefully remove just a few small parts of the shell to see if the duckling is not shrinkwrapped

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Any chance you can get a picture of the egg where the duckling has pipped? Ducklings take quite a while to hatch.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

This article is very informative for hatching assistance. You don't want to intervene too early. Since you're able to see the bill, I certainly wouldn't rush to intervene unless you're absolutely sure it's necessary. Is the bill doing any chewing or yawning?
Did you have a calibrated thermometer inside the incubator during incubation? Hot spots or temperature spikes can cause early hatchers.

 

[jwbuck103]

Thank you. I will send pictures.

 

[jwbuck103]

My humidity is at 65% It is now starting to shake a lot more and is peeping very loud.

 

[jwbuck103]

Here is a picture of its pop.

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Here is a picture of its pop.
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is there any progress?