Internal pip 2 days ago. No external yet. Intervene?

[tumnus]

Here's a good guide for assist steps...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Internal pipped for 2 days is a good time for safety holes, that article explains just how small safety holes are...

Wonky air cells, so shipped eggs?

Humidity is perfect at 65%... guides for most waterfowl eggs that say higher are actually giving wet bulb readings, not hygrometer readings, they translate to 65% as avg...

Read the article before assisting though, it will walk you through it...

Thanks for the link! Going through it now. Safety holes may be in order. I may try to wait just a couple more hours before intervening. And yeah, they were shipped eggs.

 

[Pyxis]

Here's a good guide for assist steps...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

Internal pipped for 2 days is a good time for safety holes, that article explains just how small safety holes are...

Wonky air cells, so shipped eggs?

Humidity is perfect at 65%... guides for most waterfowl eggs that say higher are actually giving wet bulb readings, not hygrometer readings, they translate to 65% as avg...

Read the article before assisting though, it will walk you through it...

X2, they definitely can take two days from external pip to zip, but they shouldn't take 2 days from internal pip to external pip. I would put in a safety hole at this point.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks for the link! Going through it now. Safety holes may be in order. I may try to wait just a couple more hours before intervening. And yeah, they were shipped eggs.

That sounds good! Ducklings do take much longer to hatch than chicks, but safety holes are a good precaution if they have been internally pipped for more than a day... what you don't want to rush is them getting out of the shell... they may still be absorbing yolk...

What are your temps and what have they been throughout incubation?

 

[tumnus]

That sounds good! Ducklings do take much longer to hatch than chicks, but safety holes are a good precaution if they have been internally pipped for more than a day... what you don't want to rush is them getting out of the shell... they may still be absorbing yolk...

What are your temps and what have they been throughout incubation?

I figured best not to risk it and just went ahead and made the safety holes. One of the ducklings was peeping up a storm! They're all moving and pecking quite vigorously.

The temperatures have been a little bit all over the place if I'm being honest. The incubator has consistently read about 94-99 degrees throughout incubation. The mercury thermometer that hovabator sends that you can lay over the eggs has been right at the 98-100 mark through incubation and lockdown.

Eased up humidity just a touch to 65%.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Hybridchucks]

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[chickens really]

Following...Others have it..

 

[Ravynscroft]

I figured best not to risk it and just went ahead and made the safety holes. One of the ducklings was peeping up a storm! They're all moving and pecking quite vigorously.

The temperatures have been a little bit all over the place if I'm being honest. The incubator has consistently read about 94-99 degrees throughout incubation. The mercury thermometer that hovabator sends that you can lay over the eggs has been right at the 98-100 mark through incubation and lockdown.

Eased up humidity just a touch to 65%.

With temps being inconsistent and low, still air should be 101-102, be ready for a long wait... low temps lead to delayed hatch, they may need quite a bit of time to absorb yolk... with safety holes done, they'll get plenty if O2, so no worries there... keep yourself busy, this may take a while, lol...

 

[tumnus]

With temps being inconsistent and low, still air should be 101-102, be ready for a long wait... low temps lead to delayed hatch, they may need quite a bit of time to absorb yolk... with safety holes done, they'll get plenty if O2, so no worries there... keep yourself busy, this may take a while, lol...

I just hatched a bunch of quail last week that I've been able to hoist my baby craziness onto. We're doing our best to not check on the ducks every 15 minutes like I do the quail on hatch day.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I just hatched a bunch of quail last week that I've been able to hoist my baby craziness onto. We're doing our best to not check on the ducks every 15 minutes like I do the quail on hatch day.

Lol! Looking is fine, just giving you warning...

Like Pyxis said, they can take up to 2 days from their external pip to hatch (and that is in average conditions)... low temps and wonky air cells may stretch that out a bit more... you do still want to keep an eye out for external pip and track time...

Glad you have the quail though! Ducklings should hatch within a similar timeframe once they start, but they're definitely not the popcorn quail hatches are!