Hatching Duck eggs

[critterranch]

my first lockdown starts tommarow. i candled last night i can still see movement and pulseing. it is awesome. did you buy new flashlight?

 

[poultryfan73]

Ya i bought my new flashlight!! 4 pips today even though they are due sunday!

 

[critterranch]

no pips yet but i hear them peeping and see the eggs wiggling you can hear them tapping on the inside. hopefully in the moring i will have something. tonight is day 28.

 

[critterranch]

i think my temp was a little low. what did you run your humdity at?

 

[poultryfan73]

ikept my humidity at 55-70% they havent really made much progress but at least i know they can breath! sooo happy!

 

[critterranch]

mine was the same. one last check then i'm going to bed. maybe my presents will be open by then.

 

[critterranch]

day 29 i have one pip. lot of noise still. getting discouraged they haven'y pipped yet.

 

[1234duck]

Good luck with your soon to be New Additions. I hope they arrive soon & healthy.

Julie

 

[critterranch]

i think i am going to need it 7pm tonight is the start of day 30 only 1 pip. but they are all still moving and making noise. the one pip hasn't made any progress it been 16 hrs. i've never had them take this long to pip.

 

[1234duck]

Well there is still movement going on right? That should be a good sign.

There just being stubborn. Hang in there... (at lease you had good eggs...mine ARE ALL Duds Again.~ 18 duck & 7 chicken eggs and two weeks ago 13 duck eggs. ALL Duds) Julie