help!!!!! very urgent!!!!!! possibly internal pip gone wrong!!!!!

[DavisDucks]

And I have double and triple checked on the calendar..... I actually drew a little duck & heart the day she started sitting on her eggs so 30 days is for sure where were at. Strange, huh?!

 

[DuckyDonna]

And I have double and triple checked on the calendar..... I actually drew a little duck & heart the day she started sitting on her eggs so 28 days is for sure where were at. Strange, huh?!

Well, I just called in all the big dogs I can think of. Miss Lydia is in church but she knows a lot about this because she's had her muscovies hatch her eggs (but no incubator) regardless, she's got lots of years experience behind her. Hopefully, some of the others will chime in soon. WVduckchick has tons of hatching experience but she must not be around, unfortunately. We will just have to wait and hope someone else gives an opinion.

At least she's pecking at the right end and like I said last night, maybe your incubator wasn't as hot as it could have been which may have slowed the hatch down a bit. @Runner duck mom said she had her incubator a bit too high and hers came 2 days early. She just had hers hatch about a week ago so she will probably take a look too.

 

[DavisDucks]

Great, thank you so much DuckyDonna. I know this is a simple little duck egg but I'm sure everyone here understands the love we have for these babies. You are awesome!!!!

 

[DavisDucks]

And could be true for sure, as a matter of fact, both thermometers were never exactly the same. Always 1-2 degrees off. I tried and tried to calibrate both together but I was in emergency stage after Emmie walked off from her eggs & that's as close as I could get them.
And Miss Lydia helped answer a few questions when I 1st brought my babies home. Shes great

 

[DuckyDonna]

Ok great. That's why I was so confused about the Internal Pip or not, because I've seen that "beak"? like that for past 3 days. If I look through the hole and see the whiteish skin like membrane, is that normal? It's a little wrinkled, very hard to see. (I wish I didnt make that pin hole but whars done is done).
I keep reading stories about them pipping on the wrong end and drowning or cant get thru the membrane so my mind started panicking. Now I did notice that some of the veins are looking to thin up some, not as bold. Hoping shes just "absorbing them"?

Yes, that is normal to see the membrane and it should be moving with her breathing so that is good. Yes, she's absorbing them and thats what you want to happen.

Also if you see that she's out of the shell but still connected to it don't touch! She may still be absorbing yolk and in that case you want to put her and the shell on a dry paper towel in a small container so she can't move too much and disconnect from the yolk until it's completely absorbed and the little thing that connects her to the yolk dries up.

Oh, and to post a video you have to upload to vimeo or youtube first and then copy and paste the link on here.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Great, thank you so much DuckyDonna. I know this is a simple little duck egg but I'm sure everyone here understands the love we have for these babies. You are awesome!!!!

You are more than welcome. This forum is a place where we help each other and I'm always glad to help whenever I can.

 

[DavisDucks]

Yes, that is normal to see the membrane and it should be moving with her breathing so that is good. Yes, she's absorbing them and thats what you want to happen.

Also if you see that she's out of the shell but still connected to it don't touch! She may still be absorbing yolk and in that case you want to put her and the shell on a dry paper towel in a small container so she can't move too much and disconnect from the yolk until it's completely absorbed and the little thing that connects her to the yolk dries up.

Oh, and to post a video you have to upload to vimeo or youtube first and then copy and paste the link on here.

Ok, thanks.
And I'm so sorry to bother you, I know you have a life. Do you know how to tell if membrane is too dry or hard for her to get through?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Ok, thanks.
And I'm so sorry to bother you, I know you have a life. Do you know how to tell if membrane is too dry or hard for her to get through?

You are no bother at all. People have been here for me and I'm happy to help you. I'm going to go back and look at your pictures and see if I can see the little hole you made

 

[DuckyDonna]

Can you take a picture of the hole you made and post it please?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Also, this egg, was it from a young duck that just started laying?