Help!! Duckling Pipped Outside Air Cell

[bex1983]

I have 10 eggs total and 6 have been pipped since yesterday. My temp is still at 99.5, do I need to lower that now that some have pipped even though the rest haven’t? Humidity is still sticking between 75-78%.

6th pipped egg is the one who had pipped in the wrong spot, but I think it internally pipped into the air cell last night. Do I still give it 24 hours before making a safety hole?

 

[MagpieDucks]

I have 10 eggs total and 6 have been pipped since yesterday. My temp is still at 99.5, do I need to lower that now that some have pipped even though the rest haven’t? Humidity is still sticking between 75-78%.

6th pipped egg is the one who had pipped in the wrong spot, but I think it internally pipped into the air cell last night. Do I still give it 24 hours before making a safety hole?

An egg has to pip internally, before it pips on the outside of the shell.

If you want, you can lower the temperature, but some people don’t find it necessary.

 

[bex1983]

Ok, this is the guy today...do I need to assist? He doesn’t seem to be turning in order to zip and he’s been kicked around now by the 2 ducklings that have already hatched. He is breathing and peeping....the pink dot is his egg tooth I believe...

@WVduckchick

 

[MagpieDucks]

Ok, this is the guy today...do I need to assist? He doesn’t seem to be turning in order to zip and he’s been kicked around now by the 2 ducklings that have already hatched. He is breathing and peeping....the pink dot is his egg tooth I believe...

@WVduckchick

Is the duckling “chewing”?

 

[bex1983]

Is the duckling “chewing”?

Yes

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Pyxis @WVduckchick

 

[Knighstar679]

The chewing is it absorbing the yolk. He is likely ok still if things aren’t looking too dry.

 

[bex1983]

The chewing is it absorbing the yolk. He is likely ok still if things aren’t looking too dry.

Ok, is the giant hole going to cause the membrane to dry to him while he absorbs the yolk? My incubator is forced air.

 

[Knighstar679]

Ok, is the giant hole going to cause the membrane to dry to him while he absorbs the yolk? My incubator is forced air.

If you’re humidity it high enough it should be ok. If you see things going really brown though you should apply coconut oil to the membrane. But try to be quick when you do it.

 

[bex1983]

If you’re humidity it high enough it should be ok. If you see things going really brown though you should apply coconut oil to the membrane. But try to be quick when you do it.

Right now my humidity is 75%...