How many day until hatch?

[bmowlin]

I had eggs in incubator on 25th day went to through them away and seen little holes so I left them they hatched out

 

[ChickNanny13]

Thank you WVduckchick & casportpony for responding

 

[Nuderenski]

Okay, I got 3 Welsh Harlequin eggs from a neighbor. I was told ducks have a 28 day incubation period. So I incubated them all together about halfway through I candled them and only 1 of the 3 was developing. So I took the 2 out and left the good one in by itself.

Day 25 I put it in lockdown..and... by day 28.... nothing. So I kept it in there an extra 4 days but still nothing... I figured it probably died in the shell so I unplugged the incubator took the egg out and decided to candle the egg.....

To my surprise not only could I see the whole silhouette of a fully developed duckling, but it was moving, alive and pecking on the inside of the shell.. I quickly plugged in incubator back in and put the egg back..

So my question is.... what is the incubation period of a duck? Is it 28 days? Or something else? I am now almost on day 33 and I know for a fact the duckling is still in the egg alive. Could it just be struggling and I should help it at this point? Or should I just continue waiting to see if it hatches on its own?

Looking for some helpful advice.

Anything would be appreciated.

Sad News. He didn't end up making it. I struggled to know if I should help him hatch more than I already did. Last night he broke a little bit more of his shell away and I thought it was a good sign and decided to let him be. I decided it was best if I just let him do it on his own. However, this morning I work up and he was stuck and dead in his dry shell.

In retrospect, I wish I would have helped him more out of his shell, but when he started breaking some of his shell alone, I thought he would be good. I am convinced had I not done what I did, he would have died sooner.

Oh well. I guess we will try it again. He died on day 34, almost a full week after when he was suppose to hatch.

 

[WVduckchick]

Sad News. He didn't end up making it. I struggled to know if I should help him hatch more than I already did. Last night he broke a little bit more of his shell away and I thought it was a good sign and decided to let him be. I decided it was best if I just let him do it on his own. However, this morning I work up and he was stuck and dead in his dry shell.

In retrospect, I wish I would have helped him more out of his shell, but when he started breaking some of his shell alone, I thought he would be good. I am convinced had I not done what I did, he would have died sooner.

Oh well. I guess we will try it again. He died on day 34, almost a full week after when he was suppose to hatch.

So sorry for your loss.
But...with development delayed that long, there is a good possibility of deformities that could have caused him not to be able to hatch. So don't doubt your instinct. I'd say what happened was how it was supposed to be.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Sorry for your loss