hatching duckies.....help!

[roxie03]

All 8 of my duck eggs pipped yesterday. Most have more than one pip hole. One has died with his little bill sticking out. My humidity is 75%-78%. Seems like it's taking these duckies longer than my chicks. How much longer? I'm beginning to worry.

 

[TheBuff]

Total incubation and Hactching Time is 28 to 33 days for ducks. A little more time than 21 days for chickens.

 

[roxie03]

Can they pip and not hatch for 2 days?

 

[TexasVet]

Mine pipped one day and hatched the next. You might try using your thumbnail to cut a circle around the egg, starting at the pip. I did that with mine and they were out in a couple of hours.

Don't break through the membrane, just the shell. And if you see any bleeding, stop and wait a few hours before trying again.

I had 10 mallard eggs hatching... 6 made it out on their own, but 4 needed a little help.

Kathy, Bellville Texas
www.CountryChickens.com

 

[roxie03]

Thank you. I will try the thumbnail thing. I just hate seeing his little bill moving inside there.

 

[TheBuff]

yeah if they are early or on time. But if they are over due to long they probally won't hatch.