I have 3 Khaki duck eggs due to hatch in 5 days.
Egg one; (my duck: Moo-Shu). I have noticed the air-cell has gotten bigger and I can see a small shadow along the edge of the air-sack it looks like the duck wiggling under the membrane. Sometimes when the duck moves I can see the egg jiggle.
Should I take this egg off the turner? How noticeable is it once they pip through? How long will I see him moving below the membrane before he pips through? No need to "help" him out, he's not struggling right?
Egg two; (my fiance & sons duck: Ming-Ming). Is about at the same point as Moo-Shu but the air sack is about half the size and I don't see him moving beneath the membrane. I can see him moving just not against the membrane yet. Do I need to adjust temp or humidity for him?
Egg three; (my dad's: unnamed). I'm pretty sure is having a struggle. Where Moo-Shu & Ming-Ming are taking up their whole egg this one is not that big. It only takes about 2/3 of his egg. Not to mention his egg is slightly smaller then the others. He's about a large chicken egg and the others are like jumbo chicken eggs. I saw him move right along and he still is as of today. All eggs went in at the same time, so I assume they should ALL be progressing the same. 2 days ago we almost had a disaster with this egg. When I was candling the egg I almost dropped him. The egg actually came out of my hand and I caught it out of the air. I noticed a little crack on the bottom of his shell. Not big at all! and doesn't go all the way through the egg and nothing has come out of the egg through the crack. He has moved since the mishap and was having what I call "growing problems" before this happened.
Will all the ducks hatch on the same day? Am I over thinking this and stressing too much? I'm very nervous and anxious about the whole hatching process. I'm so afraid I will do something wrong and they won't hatch properly if at all.
Egg one; (my duck: Moo-Shu). I have noticed the air-cell has gotten bigger and I can see a small shadow along the edge of the air-sack it looks like the duck wiggling under the membrane. Sometimes when the duck moves I can see the egg jiggle.
Egg two; (my fiance & sons duck: Ming-Ming). Is about at the same point as Moo-Shu but the air sack is about half the size and I don't see him moving beneath the membrane. I can see him moving just not against the membrane yet. Do I need to adjust temp or humidity for him?
Egg three; (my dad's: unnamed). I'm pretty sure is having a struggle. Where Moo-Shu & Ming-Ming are taking up their whole egg this one is not that big. It only takes about 2/3 of his egg. Not to mention his egg is slightly smaller then the others. He's about a large chicken egg and the others are like jumbo chicken eggs. I saw him move right along and he still is as of today. All eggs went in at the same time, so I assume they should ALL be progressing the same. 2 days ago we almost had a disaster with this egg. When I was candling the egg I almost dropped him. The egg actually came out of my hand and I caught it out of the air. I noticed a little crack on the bottom of his shell. Not big at all! and doesn't go all the way through the egg and nothing has come out of the egg through the crack. He has moved since the mishap and was having what I call "growing problems" before this happened.
Will all the ducks hatch on the same day? Am I over thinking this and stressing too much? I'm very nervous and anxious about the whole hatching process. I'm so afraid I will do something wrong and they won't hatch properly if at all.
