First time incubating duck eggs. What does the humidity need to be to hatch?

[Hlb34]

They have picked through the egg. You can see their bill, but it looks like it's dry. What do I do?

 

[Kailey the Animal Lover]

You can try to help it, or just slightly crack the eggshell to ease it out of the egg

 

[Hlb34]

You can try to help it, or just slightly crack the eggshell to ease it out of the egg

Thank you I'll try that.

 

[tia]

Sometimes I take a wet warm Q-Tip and moisten the area around the pip. I have also wrapped it up in a warm, damp paper towel to add moisture. This is only after giving it every opportunity to hatch on its own. Humidity I use at hatching is 65

 

[Hlb34]

Is this normal with duck eggs?

 

[Hlb34]

Is this normal with duck eggs?

Should I just wait and see if it can get out by itself, or should I help it? I'm new to this so I'm flying blind.

 

[Hlb34]

Sometimes I take a wet warm Q-Tip and moisten the area around the pip. I have also wrapped it up in a warm, damp paper towel to add moisture. This is only after giving it every opportunity to hatch on its own. Humidity I use at hatching is 65

One duckling looks like it's dragging its egg shell around with it. What do i do??

 

[tia]

It may still be attached. It should fall off. You might want to check to see if it is totally absorbed. If not I would leave it in the incubator when you take the rest out. I usually lay a clean damp paper towel down so nothing will stick to him and hopefully he will absorb everything today. It is hard knowing without a picture or knowing if there are still more ducks in your incubator hatching.

 

[Hlb34]

It may still be attached. It should fall off. You might want to check to see if it is totally absorbed. If not I would leave it in the incubator when you take the rest out. I usually lay a clean damp paper towel down so nothing will stick to him and hopefully he will absorb everything today. It is hard knowing without a picture or knowing if there are still more ducks in your incubator hatching.

It's not a very good pic but this is the ducking. There are two more in the incubator tryin to break through.

 

[Hlb34]

Here is one of the other duckling that is tryin to hatch. I was wanting to know if this is okay or do I need to try to get it out myself??