Lost track of duck incubation...

[angelikimarie]

I've had a rough go with buying and incubating and hatching ducks this month!
The first 2 dozen I ordered, all but 4 eggs were completely smashed, then two eggs were duds,
I ordered another dozen, and put those in and marked the two who were put in prior, Somehow (I even marked the dates in my phone, for some reason my phone deleted my memos!) I lost track of how many days were in between, I'm not sure what the heck happened, but two ducks hatched (I swear 3 days early, before I even stopped turning them!)
So I turned the turner off on the rest of the eggs, thinking they may hatch early too, it's been 1 week since I stopped turning them, two are pipping, but I am worried that I stopped turning way too early. Will this cause major problems with the hatch?



Here are my first two, surprisingly healthy, had to help one of them hatch since he didn't get time to get in position!

 

[Stipenvlerk]

I don’t have the answer on the second batch but the first two ducklings are gorgeous!
did the pipping ones hatch in the mean time?

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

They should be fine. Especially if they're already piping. The lady I got my local duck eggs from does this. Stops turning 1 week before hatch.

 

[angelikimarie]

All 8 hatched! I had to help two of them though. But all healthy and doing great!