I dont know if my duck is malpositioned!!

[Kiki]

Home made incubator. No humidity gauge but have a bowl of water in it and have been spraying often

I am afraid your humidity might have been too high.
Before you try this again make sure you get a humidity gauge and another couple of thermometers.

 

[Kiki]

I cant really see anything while candling

Have you ever been able to see anything in it?

 

[Mellyrose567]

@Mellyrose567 do you think you could post a video while you candle it?

I would but I hate taking it out of the incubator. I heard its really bad to do. I cant see much while candling anyway only that the dark part (the duck) is up by the small end.

 

[Mellyrose567]

Have you ever been able to see anything in it?

Yes up until it got too big. It was developing great. But now it's just so big it's just to dark to see through it

 

[Mellyrose567]

I am afraid your humidity might have been too high.
Before you try this again make sure you get a humidity gauge and another couple of thermometers.

What should I do for now? It's still alive in there. Do I poke a hole in the air sac just to see what the position is? I definitely will next time. The air sac looks great though. About a third of the egg

 

[Kiki]

Yes up until it got too big. It was developing great. But now it's just so big it's just to dark to see through it

Does it stink?


Either way I think it's best if you just leave it alone.
If you try to open the egg now you will most likely kill it if it is still alive.

 

[Kiki]

What should I do for now? It's still alive in there. Do I poke a hole in the air sac just to see what the position is? I definitely will next time. The air sac looks great though. About a third of the egg

No, I think it would be better to wait.

 

[Mellyrose567]

Does it stink?


Either way I think it's best if you just leave it alone.
If you try to open the egg now you will most likely kill it if it is still alive.

No smell at all. Thank you

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! When my duck eggs get a bruise like that it usually means they are upside down and that is where they are trying to pip.

If it were mine I would very carefully remove the shell where the bruise is and verify that the bill is there.

Of course there is a chance that the bruise is not the bill and removing the shell there from there might not end well if that's the case.

 

[Mellyrose567]

Welcome to BYC! When my duck eggs get a bruise like that it usually means they are upside down and that is where they are trying to pip.

If it were mine I would very carefully remove the shell where the bruise is and verify that the bill is there.

Of course there is a chance that the bruise is not the bill and removing the shell there from there might not end well if that's the case.

Thank you for the advice! What do you usually use when you do this? Can you tell me your technique? I'm so nervous!!