Hatching Eggs - Journal

[Beanfox]

Can you still see the duckling moving in the egg when you candle

Yes! It doesn’t seem to move quite as much, could be tired though

 

[My15Ducks]

What about making a safety hole now, and then in a few hours slowly start expanding the hole to see what is going on. If you aren’t seeing a lot of veins, and it hasn’t internally pipped, I would try opening the membrane just above it’s bill.

Call ducks seem to have such a high Hatch failure rate. Normally I would give it more time, but I really don’t know with it being a Call

 

[Beanfox]

What about making a safety hole now, and then in a few hours slowly start expanding the hole to see what is going on. If you aren’t seeing a lot of veins, and it hasn’t internally pipped, I would try opening the membrane just above it’s bill.

Call ducks seem to have such a high Hatch failure rate. Normally I would give it more time, but I really don’t know with it being a Call

Okay I think I will go ahead and make a tiny hole and go from there.

I’ve been holding off as long as I could, but it’s day 28 and with as much as it’s been pushing on the membrane since day 24ish (I think? I’d have to check when I posted the videos), you would think it would have internally piped on its own by now

 

[KathiQuacks]

Yeah, honestly, I might just go for it. Baby is already way behind.. When you open up the air cell, moisten the membrane, and send another photo / video. Locate the bill and, if it’s clear of veins, pinch a hole through the membrane.

The air cell dip and shadowing is so nice!! I’m really curious why baby has stopped.

 

[Beanfox]

Yeah, honestly, I might just go for it. Baby is already way behind.. When you open up the air cell, moisten the membrane, and send another photo / video. Locate the bill and, if it’s clear of veins, pinch a hole through the membrane.

The air cell dip and shadowing is so nice!! I’m really curious why baby has stopped.

Here is the inside prior to vaseline

The Vaseline made it sheer

Baby is moving around. It is so close to the top. I can’t locate the head unless I make the hole bigger

 

[Beanfox]

@Miss Lydia @KathiQuacks @My15Ducks

Here is a video. I had to make the hole bigger in order to get vaseline on the entire membrane unfortunately. The air cell spans pretty much the entire shell.

I believe it’s head May be literally right at the top. It felt very round when it was pushing. You can tell it’s trying, at least it seems that way

I had the egg on a heating pad to try to create less of a temp drop

 

[Beanfox]

I wrapped it in plastic wrap and poked a hole in it and it’s back in the incubator.

I see feathers at the very top and when it breathes, that area is what moves

 

[My15Ducks]

It’s a bit hard for me to see in the video- are there a lot of veins? We’re you able to locate the bill?

 

[Beanfox]

It’s a bit hard for me to see in the video- are there a lot of veins? We’re you able to locate the bill?

There seems to be a handful of veins. I could not find the bill. Although I don’t know where to look or how to tell forsure

I will take another video in a bit, want to give it some rest

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wrapped it in plastic wrap and poked a hole in it and it’s back in the incubator.

I see feathers at the very top and when it breathes, that area is what moves

You didn’t cover the hole with plastic wrap? I have no idea but I can’t imagine closing the air off.