Help with my Muscovy Duck eggs please

[alarkin4]

Did you drill a safety hole? Have you candled?

I just candled one and it was moving around quite a bit in there

 

[SilverBirds]

Since they're rescues I doubt your dates were accurate and they are on time for whatever date they really are. If you're still seeing movement then they should be fine. Just keep the humidity stable.

 

[Yardmom]

Moscovy eggs can take a couple of days to go from internally pipped to zip. Try to be patient. When I did them I wasn't very patient I put safety holes with a screw in the air hole after 2 days. All that made it to lockdown hatched for me. I would not let your humidity go any higher. Maybe a bit lower even (65) Moscovy get sticky with to much humidity at hatch.

 

[alarkin4]

How long does it take for ducklings to externally pip after internally pipping?

 

[SilverBirds]

How long does it take for ducklings to externally pip after internally pipping?

It should be about 12-24 hours.

 

[alarkin4]

Update: one of my ducklings has started to externally pip. Hopefully others are not far behind

 

[AW2Ltd]

How long has the humidity been at 74%? With my Muscovy ducks, I usually wait until they have pipped internally to raise the humidity.

How do you know when they've pipped inside?

 

[Yardmom]

How do you know when they've pipped inside?

This is an old thread, but to answer your question you need to candle the eggs. To candle the eggs find or make a dark place. Then use a bright light such as the flashlight on a cell phone and put it tight to the egg. If the duckling (or chick) is internally pipped you will see shadows in the aircell.