Is this egg shrink wrapped?

[casportpony]

sorry I tried to post a picture when I first posted. I believe it's up there now!

Magpie duck.

It is there now. What day are you at and how long since it pipped externally? If it were mine I would leave it alone, as in I wouldn't start "assisting", but I would keep an eye on it.

 

[chickens really]

Sometimes it is needed.

Sometimes .....

 

[Ravynscroft]

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It's under his broody mama. The shell membrane is on him instead sticking to the shell.

Looks healthy, moist and white to me... don't forget, there are 2 membranes inside the egg, 1 the shell sticks to and one that encloses the embryo...

 

[MagpieDucks]

Gorgeous hen!!

Doesn't look shrinkwrapped to me just yet. I'd leave it under the hen.

Do you have any idea how long its been pipped?

Thanks!
Since yesterday morning I believe. Today is day 27

 

[MagpieDucks]

It is there now. What day are you at and how long since it pipped externally? If it were mine I would leave it alone, as in I wouldn't start "assisting", but I would keep an eye on it.

See my post above

 

[WVduckchick]

Since yesterday morning I believe. Today is day 27

Sounds about perfect. Ducks take longer than chicks to zip out, but i still expect the hen would help if necessary. is she an experienced momma?

 

[MagpieDucks]

Stop interfering....wait a few hours under mamma

Aghh but its soo hard wait. I think I will go practice my violin now to help pass the time. I do have a concert tonight. Maybe I should get off backyardchickens...

 

[MagpieDucks]

Looks healthy, moist and white to me... don't forget, there are 2 membranes inside the egg, 1 the shell sticks to and one that encloses the embryo...

Great, this is my first time doing duck eggs.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Sounds about perfect. Ducks take longer than chicks to zip out, but i still expect the hen would help if necessary. is she an experienced momma?

I didn't know that, interesting! Well, kind of. Last time she was broody I had to put her eggs in the incubator because she would get off for hours on end. She seems to be doing about 100X better this time around though. Since duck eggs take longer than chicken eggs I think she got confused a few days ago why her eggs weren't hatching, and stated getting off the nest like 5 times a day. But after I moved her away from the other chickens on day 25 and that she knows her eggs are hatching she seems much happier and is sitting tight.

Multi quote isn't working today so please excuse the multiple posts.

I will check back in with an update if there is one tonight.

 

[MagpieDucks]

The Duckling in the original post hasn't hatched yet. However we have welcomed to the world a little stanbridge white boy! ( i think it's a boy anyway.

Also, mama pecks it. Is she trying to tell it to go under her or is she being mean?