Lockdown...

[Swalla]

I have mallard duck eggs currently on lockdown. It just started day 28 for them. I’ve had 6 hatch(day 26&27) so far but 3 that hasn’t. How long should I wait to see if they will hatch? I don’t see any signs of pipping as of now. I’ve had it between 71-75% humidity since beginning lockdown, 99.5-100 for temp (using a hova bator 1588)

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

@Mylied @DucksAreBest @SolarDuck

 

[cmobley]

I always gave mine a couple days over day 28. Usually by day 30 if they're not doing anything they're not going to.

 

[SolarDuck]

@Mylied @DucksAreBest @SolarDuck

Thanks for the tag, but I don't really know anything about incubating eggs.

 

[DucksAreBest]

@Mylied @DucksAreBest @SolarDuck

Thanks for the tag, @JustAChickenLoverOverHere.

Like @cmobley said, I would discard them (or do an eggtopsy) on day 30.

 

[Mylied]

If there's no external pip, I candle to see if they've died. If still alive, I leave them in for a few more days.

 

[Swalla]

If there's no external pip, I candle to see if they've died. If still alive, I leave them in for a few more days.

I just did this & they didn’t make it unfortunately! Thank you!

 

[Mylied]

I just did this & they didn’t make it unfortunately! Thank you!

Usually that's how it goes for me when they aren't pipped at 28 days. But it's always good to double check.