HELP! FIRST TIME HATCHING AND DON'T KNOW HOW OLD EGGS ARE!

[duckyfromoz]

It is getting close- and since no-one else has answered this in about 10 hours...I guess by the time you get up and read this- if you havent already- it would be a good time to go into lockdown. With the babies rocking in the eggs it cant to too far off. Best of luck with your eggs.

 

[jmarissa]

Thank you so much! Advice taken

 

[jmarissa]

I have a still air styrofoam incubator. Temp should go down to 98.5 degrees, correct?

 

[jmarissa]

The eggs have been rocking since Tuesday but no external pip. Is that normal?

 

[jmarissa]

One of the ducklings hatched yesterday and is doing great!! I'm so happy about that.

The other egg in the incubator has not moved since early Saturday (it had been rocking around like crazy before then). I just ended up candling the egg and I couldn't see any movement. I can't tell whether it internally pipped or not. I'm not sure what to do. Is this duckling dead?