Massive gap in eggs? HELP

[EmmaJane88]

Yay! I've just cheered myself up by candling the 4 that are alive. But that other one is def dead- no movement in about 3/4 hrs. Bummer :-( I dunno whether to eggtopsy or not :-S xxx

 

[JHducks3]

Maybe wait two more days? Then candle don't wanna risk it I'd give it a chance

 

[EmmaJane88]

Yeah I will. I have no doubt it's gone but hey maybe they sleep heavily for hours! How's your hatch gone? Have you lost any? How many did you start with/have now? Xxx

 

[JHducks3]

This is my first time. My due date is this Friday and I started with 6 duck eggs one wasn't fertile and the other 5 have been doing very well when's your due date?

 

[EmmaJane88]

Same as you but bantams tend to hatch early. My chicks are massive... I have a feeling some may be premature. God it's stressful. I feel like it was me who laid the eggs! My mum couldn't understand why I was so sad earlier... But I've seen the little thing grow for 16 days from nothing to a chick. When I candled her I saw her feathers and feet... Really sad :-(!

We need to cross our fingers for our 9 little ones...! Xxx

 

[JHducks3]

Fingers crossed!

 

[EmmaJane88]

How're you getting on? I have two external pips! And cheeping- so cute!! Xxx

 

[JHducks3]

One hatch

He's trying to sleep on the other eggs ahahahaha

 

[EmmaJane88]

I have two chirping chicks!! My brooders way too hot so trying to fix it before number three comes along!! Xxx

 

[JHducks3]

I've put the first one in my brooder it was getting really cramped and dirty in the incubator because anther egg hatch he hatched last night so I think he was ready to go in the brooder