First time duck egg hatch...

[keshiashayne]

Sorry for the long wait i had to make my kids some breakfast.. so the membrane is white and i can see lots of veins.. and no sign of bill.. i don't see bruising but i can feel it pecking the shell when i hold it. Im confused haha

 

[Miss Lydia]

Pecking the bill where? In the air cell? Have you candles?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good you can see veins that’s a good indicator to wait as long as it’s getting air to breathe.

 

[chickens really]

Sorry for the long wait i had to make my kids some breakfast.. so the membrane is white and i can see lots of veins.. and no sign of bill.. i don't see bruising but i can feel it pecking the shell when i hold it. Im confused haha

Honestly leave it. Wait and watch. If it's truly stuck it will struggle and peep. Let it do its thing naturally..

 

[casportpony]

Can you take a picture of you candling it?

 

[casportpony]

I am kind of in the same boat, as in I had one that had not externally pipped either, so yesterday I made a safety hole too.

 

[keshiashayne]

So.... you cant see anything when candled so i i didnt bother..but i did go in and break a bit to find the bill .. now that im positive it can breath im going to leave it.. im glad i did though because it had went in the wrong direction (bill was way to the side nowhere near the air cell) and looks like its stuck. The membrane around the bill was brown and dried right up .. so its back in the incubator and ill give it some more time..

 

[casportpony]

Great, it sounds like you did the right thing!

 

[Isaac 0]

I would let the duckling be for a while, let us know if he makes any progress!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Great you now have gotten it some air!!