Duckling hit a vein?

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

One of my incubating duck eggs has a dark spot on the shell, outside the air cell. When I candle it it shows a dark place with yellow around it, and I'm wondering if it's a spot where the duckling hit a vein and it bled? The duckling is still alive but I'm a little worried about this whole hatch. A couple eggs I thought internally pipped on Saturday but there are no external pips yet. I went ahead and put a safety hole this morning in one I was certain had internally pipped.

Dark spot on egg:

Dark spot candled:

Internal pip?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Maybe...but it could just be a "bruise" where the duckling was attempting to externally pip.

Best of luck with your hatch!

 

[citymeetscountry]

Maybe...but it could just be a "bruise" where the duckling was attempting to externally pip.

Best of luck with your hatch!

This was my thought as well. Bruising from attempting to pip

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Thank you! I hope not, because it's not within the air cell. Would that mean malposition?

 

[SilverBirds]

Bruising is very common in duck eggs. Most of the time it's where the internal pip is but other times just where the duckling is pressed against the shell.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Bruising is very common in duck eggs. Most of the time it's where the internal pip is but other times just where the duckling is pressed against the shell.

Okay, thank you. I'll just wait it out and keep an eye on it. All ducklings are still alive and active right now.