help first time duck hatcher!!!

[Booboo9820]

my pekin duck eggs have been incubating for 29 days now and still no pip, i think they are starting to internal pip? they are pushing against the membrane on the air cell but i don't hear cheeping or see their whole beak in the air cell and I'm beginning to get worried cause i don't want anything bad to happen to them.

 

[buff goose guy]

What incubator are you using ?

 

[Booboo9820]

i believe its the hova-bator model 2362N that has circulated air flow

 

[Booboo9820]

i also hand turned the eggs 2 times daily and misted them with water as well as filling the tray it has at the bottom for humidity

 

[buff goose guy]

Okay usually hand turning takes a lot longer .

 

[Booboo9820]

really? whats the difference?

 

[buff goose guy]

Most auto turners turn by a few degrees every hour . So it's more turning and more success of hatching set humidity ect . I used to hand turn then I got an automatic turner works 10 times better .

 

[Booboo9820]

oh ok thanks

 

[BirdNerd101]

did you count the day you set them?
mine hatched on day 30 100% hatch rate

 

[Kleonaptra]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

I found this very useful. Pekins usually take a bit longer, Good Luck!