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Hello again!
I've currently got two concerns about my Call duck eggs.
My first concern is about my egg, Newt, who will be hatching soon.
It's currently day 26 of incubation for Newt and hes moving a LOT in his egg, especially when I talk to him, but no internal pip yet. I know some Call ducks like to hatch on day 28 or so but Newt seems pretty ready so dunno why he hasn't absorbed the yolk and tried hatching yet.
I know it's probably normal for him not to hatch yet but that's not my only concern. My real concern is when I candled him earlier, he seemed to start shaking really fast, at least that's what it seemed like. Could that be a seizure or him just moving around?
One more thing about Newt. One side of his egg is blank and the other side has an O. He moves and wiggles around in the egg when I talk to him but he seems more active/moves more when hes on the O side rather than the blank side. I'm continuing to turn him until he internally pips. Would it be better if I just keep him on the O side or keep turning til he internally pips?
(Blank side = blank side up, O side = O side up)
Now about my other two eggs.
I've done everything the same with these two eggs as I've done with Newt.
I named both of them two, Tansy and Dapple. They are both currently on day 14.
Dapple's veins seem more grey than red and shes not very big. Although she is moving, she doesn't seem very active.
With Tansy, it looks like two things are forming in the egg. On the left side of the egg, you can see something moving around, the same thing on the right side of the egg. There is a long vein between the two moving things, I dunno if it's connecting the two moving figures, I couldn't tell.
Tansy's veins do seem more red than Dapple's veins though.
I do think they are both developing more slowly due to where they are in the incubator, I don't think they are getting as much warmth as Newt so I did move them closer to Newt although I don't understand why there are two moving figures in Tansy's egg.
I don't have any pictures but if needed I will provide them by tomorrow.
I've currently got two concerns about my Call duck eggs.
My first concern is about my egg, Newt, who will be hatching soon.
It's currently day 26 of incubation for Newt and hes moving a LOT in his egg, especially when I talk to him, but no internal pip yet. I know some Call ducks like to hatch on day 28 or so but Newt seems pretty ready so dunno why he hasn't absorbed the yolk and tried hatching yet.
I know it's probably normal for him not to hatch yet but that's not my only concern. My real concern is when I candled him earlier, he seemed to start shaking really fast, at least that's what it seemed like. Could that be a seizure or him just moving around?
One more thing about Newt. One side of his egg is blank and the other side has an O. He moves and wiggles around in the egg when I talk to him but he seems more active/moves more when hes on the O side rather than the blank side. I'm continuing to turn him until he internally pips. Would it be better if I just keep him on the O side or keep turning til he internally pips?
(Blank side = blank side up, O side = O side up)
Now about my other two eggs.
I've done everything the same with these two eggs as I've done with Newt.
I named both of them two, Tansy and Dapple. They are both currently on day 14.
Dapple's veins seem more grey than red and shes not very big. Although she is moving, she doesn't seem very active.
With Tansy, it looks like two things are forming in the egg. On the left side of the egg, you can see something moving around, the same thing on the right side of the egg. There is a long vein between the two moving things, I dunno if it's connecting the two moving figures, I couldn't tell.
Tansy's veins do seem more red than Dapple's veins though.
I do think they are both developing more slowly due to where they are in the incubator, I don't think they are getting as much warmth as Newt so I did move them closer to Newt although I don't understand why there are two moving figures in Tansy's egg.
I don't have any pictures but if needed I will provide them by tomorrow.