Help!!! I don't know what to do with my last living duck egg

[rjohns39]

Next time you set eggs, collect your eggs and store them at room temp. I like to put a book under one side of the carton and switch sides every day. You can collect eggs for up to ten days without effecting hatch rates. Older eggs are less likely to hatch. When you're ready to set them, set them all and day 1 is the day after you set them.

 

[rjohns39]

Oh and sorry...

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you decided to join us

 

[rjohns39]

Also how do you turn your eggs?

 

[Sea Wolf]

Highly recommend and incubator that circulates the air and an egg turner for your next foray. I have a Hovabator Genesis. I know they are more but the results you get are incredibly better and you are opening the lid a lot less.

 

[Amber1229]

Before he is ready to pip he will fill the whole egg to a point that there is basically no point in candling at all. Then they internally pip before finally making it out.

If your temperatures were low then he could possibly take another day (like mine did this year) so I'd say put your humidity up and wait. Which can be hard but at this point there is not much you can do.

Is there a way you could post a picture?

Also how do you turn your eggs?

I have an egg Turner automatic

 

[Amber1229]

If you're on day 26 or 27, sit on your hands and try to relax. Definitely post a picture of the egg while candling.[/QUOThere]
Here are images best I could get pics of top and bottom of egg and candeled pics

 

[Amber1229]

How often do you turn your eggs? By top do you mean the fat end (the end with the air cell) or the pointy end?

Pointy end and I had it in an egg Turner until two days ago now I turn it several times a day

 

[Abraeri]

If you are able to see any movement it should be by the end of the air cell. Right now I'd do as rjohns39 suggested - stick it in the incubator and sit on your hands if you must

 

[Amber1229]

If you are able to see any movement it should be by the end of the air cell. Right now I'd do as rjohns39 suggested - stick it in the incubator and sit on your hands if you must

The only movement I've seen in 4 days has been at the bottom (pointy) end of the egg. I can see him fidgeting sometimes and sometimes he's still as could be. Candeled yesterday afternoon no movement candeled last night movement at the pointy end no movement at top near air cell... What could this be??

 

[rjohns39]

it's getting into position for hatch. You're at that horrible point of just wait. as long as the eggs don't stink, just wait. I once tossed what I thought were confirmed dead eggs into the compost bin, just to find a very feisty live chick staring up at me a couple hours later. She's now in my breeding program.