Have two abandoned mallard eggs in my incubator one pipped and zipped 11 hours after pipping on the 29th day. On the 30th day , 2nd egg pipped no zipp

[janiedoe]

Then what do you do to assist in the zip can you still help while in the incubator and then leave the rest in there

If you have others in the incubator, I'd assume that the pip is early? I'd leave the egg alone. Sometimes it takes a couple of days for a chick to zip, after a pip.

 

[Caryn Wheeler]

If you have others in the incubator, I'd assume that the pip is early? I'd leave the egg alone. Sometimes it takes a couple of days for a chick to zip, after a pip.

No it is not early mallards apparently zipp 28 days. Our first pipped then zipped on the 29th day , and this is only the 2nd that started pipped on the 30th and nothing since
Which makes this the 34th day with no activity in 4 days.
There were only 2 abandoned eggss

 

[janiedoe]

No it is not early mallards apparently zipp 28 days. Our first pipped then zipped on the 29th day , and this is only the 2nd that started pipped on the 30th and nothing since
Which makes this the 34th day with no activity in 4 days.
There were only 2 abandoned eggss

I'd carefully peel back the shell near the pip, Rub coconut oil on the membrane, listen and repeat. It is most likely dead, but I know I'd want to be sure.

 

[Caryn Wheeler]

I'd carefully peel back the shell near the pip, Rub coconut oil on the membrane, listen and repeat. It is most likely dead, but I know I'd want to be sure.

Thank you

 

[Caryn Wheeler]

Thank you

The incubator egg did not survive. I should have checked like my husband said and instincts told me by the 32nd day. Finally on the 34th night i flicked of the two shell peices that the duckling made on the 30th night. The membrane layer only had very small holes. The yolk and fluid was almost dark brown and still bloody and yellow looking. He was not breathing or anything . I left it inside the incubator thinking maybe i was missing something ,and maybe he would emerge by the 35th morning. But yet nothing. The duckling that hatched was then taken to a wildlife rescue whom this woman does mallard ducklings only in Corona,CA. Today he js doing well and has many other adopted siblings thank you everyone for your help this was my bloodhound and “ chirpie” before he left