Help! Call duck eggs day 24 with two eggs at dif stages!

[Croissant]

The bloom is the protective coating on the egg shell when the hen lays the egg. It’s not really noticeable, but think of it like lotion on your hands. If it is wiped off, it exposes more of the pores in the shell and allows more moisture to escape from inside the egg. Kinda like washing lotion off your hands exposes your skin to wind, sun, etc.
We don’t normally wash eggs before incubating because it also allows for possible bacteria to invade the egg, etc, so it’s best to leave it as is. But late in the incubation process, sometimes it is worth it. I think you are past that possibility now though.

Now that one has internally pipped, you should increase humidity. If you don’t have another incubator to put the later eggs in, they really should be ok with the increase, since they are only a couple days behind.
Congrats on the pip and best of luck!

Thank you! Oh and the one with the small air cell, the duckling is definitely alive, I saw movement! I also think I heard some light tapping? I don’t know where it’s beak is but I saw something moving. I’m going to try putting a hole myself to shrink the air cell as much as possible tomorrow if there’s no improvement because at this stage I don’t think it’ll make anything worse - it won’t right?

Edit: I think the duckling in the smaller air cell one is trying to pip at the wrong end! The area under the air cell is completely empty but I can still hear the tapping sounds, what should I do?

 

[Saigey]

Thank you! Oh and the one with the small air cell, the duckling is definitely alive, I saw movement! I also think I heard some light tapping? I don’t know where it’s beak is but I saw something moving. I’m going to try putting a hole myself to shrink the air cell as much as possible tomorrow if there’s no improvement because at this stage I don’t think it’ll make anything worse - it won’t right?

Edit: I think the duckling in the smaller air cell one is trying to pip at the wrong end! The area under the air cell is completely empty but I can still hear the tapping sounds, what should I do?

Use the brightest flashlight you have, and see if you can see any liquid and/or veins anywhere in the egg. If you can see any liquid/veins, don't poke any holes yet.