I think I've lost one :-( please help!

[EmmaJane88]

Does my pic look like an internal pip? I can see it moving in the air cell but no chirping xxx

 

[bugglesmommy]

I can't really tell from that pic. Sorry.

 

[EmmaJane88]

Hehe that's ok, best I could do through the incubator!! Xxx

 

[JHducks3]

Don't think any of my eggs will hatch two have already become malpositioned

 

[EmmaJane88]

Don't lose hope!! You can always assist if you need to xxx

 

[JHducks3]

They cracked the egg them selfs but at the wrong ends so I've pulled back the outa membrane so they could breathe through the crack

 

[EmmaJane88]

Well done keep that humidity up!! Fingers crossed! Xxx

 

[bugglesmommy]

Don't lose hope! On my second hatch I had my first 2 chicks pip the wrong end and I was sure I messed up and they were all going to be badly positioned. Not only did I save both chicks, but those first 2 were the only mispositioned babies.

 

[JHducks3]

One ducking chipped at the fat end and I can see the tip of his beak but he hasn't moved or made a sound? Is this his lungs adjusting and he's taking a rest. I know duck eggs can take up to 4 days to hatch I hope he isn't dead but I have a strong feeling he is but I'm just gonna leave the incubator till Friday because I don't wanna risk the other eggs. There due date is Friday

 

[EmmaJane88]

Phew! 3/3 out! Two black silkies and a tortoiseshell silkie. Amazing! Got one more due next week from batch two. Excluding the loss of my lovely little one on day 16 I got a 100% hatch rate!!

I incubated between 25% and 45% humidity up to day 18 and temps were 37.5C give or take a few natural fluctuations.

At lockdown I bumped humidity right up to 70% and 80%. My last chick hatched with a wet membrane and it zipped and hatched within an hour!

So dry incubation and wet hatch works for me! Yay!! Xxx