Help! Unhatched ducks!

[Summerhenderson962]

I have 6 Indian runner ducks incubating on day 30. They have not started hatching and haven't internally pipped. However, after candling I can see that they are alive and moving round a lot inside the egg! They are so late but also so alive, I don't know what to do! Help would be much appreciated!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. I'd suggest asking on the duck forum -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks but if they are alive, all is not lost yet. Slightly "off" incubator settings can delay hatching - but the duck peeps will offer expert advice.

Good luck
CT

 

[drumstick diva]

The fact that they are moving around, is a very good sign. Maybe the temps. were lower than they should have been in the incubator - this can slow their development so hatch later than expected. Sending good hatching vibes your way

 

[Summerhenderson962]

Now two of the eggs have orange/yellow patches in a small peice of the air cell where it joins the membrane, but all eggs are still moving loads with no pip?