First time hatching Khaki duck eggs. Due April 28th, help?

[casslarrabee225]

Moo-Shu just hatched!!!

He internally pipped late night on the 23rd. Externally last night and started "zipping" about an hour and half ago...and now he made it!!!!

(Brace yourself. It gets yucky looking. haha!)

 

[quendar]

Our second one has piped now, but nothing else from the first one that did right before lunch. There are lots of sweet little peep sounds coming from someone!

Hoping there is some progress when I wake up tomorrow. I assume everything is still on schedule ??? but this sure is a slow process! Any advice or encouragement is welcome!

 

[quendar]

5 out of 9 have piped now, but still none are zipping to get out of there!
One of them piped on the end of the egg opposite of the air sac. Is that normal?

 

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Exactly 36 hours after he first piped, our first duckling hatched! Just about the time I was convinced something was wrong because nothing had happened in that whole time. We have 6 more that have piped after him, so hoping to see some more little ones tomorrow. Still waiting for pips from the last 2 eggs.