Help! Ducks have pipped internally but not externally after 24 hours!

[Lacrystol]

I'm excited for anyone to reply. I have a hard time with patience too, I just don't want them to die right before hatch. My mom last year did not sit so well, and we lost all of them. These are doing well so far and I want it to stay that way!! Thanks for the reply. Did you hear yours peeping before hatch?

Is you Momma duck still sitting, like on pretend Eggs??

 

[Lacrystol]

this is also something I read about. The clicking noise is them learning to breath and readying their lungs. I've heard my eggs making those noises, but no peeping. So not sure if they have pipped or not. What does the internal pip look like? If it's just the shadowing and beak movement then I've seen that on one, but that was almost two days ago?!

Acutally it's when you can actually see there beaks, if you tap on the shell you can hear this little tiny chirping noise.

 

[Lacrystol]

I noticed when they are attempting to internally pip it looks darker. With my ducks once they finally internally pipped I could see the bill up higher in the air pocket and the color of the bill looks lighter. I'm not an expert lol but that is what I noticed. Have you candled them since then?

YOUR RIGHT.

 

[Lacrystol]

I will candle them again tonight. I've seen the shadow dancing, but they may not be in the air cell yet. Hopefully just a few days more at most. Some are a few days behind the others from what I can tell. Will be exciting to see when they do and I'll have a clearer understanding. Thanks for all the feedback ladies. I'll keep you posted if there is any progress.

How's the Progress coming?? When it the due date?

 

[corrinekay]

@LacrystolSo sorry to hear about your husband. Hope he is doing well
Unsure of the due date as I'm not exactly sure when she first started sitting. They are looking to be very close, very dark in the egg can still see small movements. Saw some feet in one yesterday, was very neat.

 

[Lacrystol]

@Lacrystol So sorry to hear about your husband. Hope he is doing well

Unsure of the due date as I'm not exactly sure when she first started sitting. They are looking to be very close, very dark in the egg can still see small movements. Saw some feet in one yesterday, was very neat.

Have they dipped yet?

 

[corrinekay]

I saw the air sacs dip to one side about three or four days ago on most of them. This is my first hatch though, so I'm not sure if it will continue to dip more. The air cell is not half of the shell size by any means. I have one whose air cell has not dipped yet. It was moving yesterday today it seems darker and hard to see in. The veins on my others are much smaller than before, but still look good. Is that normal.

 

[Lacrystol]

I saw the air sacs dip to one side about three or four days ago on most of them. This is my first hatch though, so I'm not sure if it will continue to dip more. The air cell is not half of the shell size by any means. I have one whose air cell has not dipped yet. It was moving yesterday today it seems darker and hard to see in. The veins on my others are much smaller than before, but still look good. Is that normal.

Can you send a pic?

 

[corrinekay]

Give me a few minutes and I'll try to get one.

 

[corrinekay]

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