Egg looks strange on day 24

[Smiles278]

Hey everyone! This is my first time incubating duck eggs. Everything was going great up until last night. I candled one of the eggs and it looked a little different and wasn’t moving like it was the night before. Is this normal? Is the duck dead?

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC. I would give it a few days, then re-candle.

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

It looks dead but give it a few more days

 

[Smiles278]

It looks dead but give it a few more days

Ugh I had a feeling. It’s crazy because literally the night before it was the most active of all of them. It had always been the “star student”. Nothing changed so I don’t have a clue what happened. Bummer!
I had one of the 6 I had pip today after I put it on lockdown so it’ll stay until all the others hopefully hatch.

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

Ok

 

[BastyPutt]

Ugh I had a feeling. It’s crazy because literally the night before it was the most active of all of them. It had always been the “star student”. Nothing changed so I don’t have a clue what happened. Bummer!
I had one of the 6 I had pip today after I put it on lockdown so it’ll stay until all the others hopefully hatch.

Oh, I don't know about dead.

In my experience, right before hatching or even lockdown for that matter, the little ones aren't moving nearly as much.

I wouldn't count it out in the slightest.

 

[BastyPutt]

It looks dead but give it a few more days

Curious as to why you believe it is dead.

 

[Smiles278]

Oh, I don't know about dead.

In my experience, right before hatching or even lockdown for that matter, the little ones aren't moving nearly as much.

I wouldn't count it out in the slightest.

Really? That’s good to hear! I’ve hatched chickens but never ducks so I feel lost and out of the loop. I’ve heard they are harder to hatch and have poor hatch rates. I’m hoping I get at least two from my 6!
Thanks for the encouraging words. The waiting game is hard!

 

[The crazy Poultry hoarder]

The veins have receded they shouldn't have done that this early and there's to much cl3a space

 

[Smiles278]

Well it isn’t dead BUT it has now pipped at the wrong end of the egg