Mixed duck egg hatching problem

[Kjgensh216]

One egg chirping. Other tapping

 

[Kjgensh216]

Just got the beak of one out and breathing air. It is upside down and blood below beak. Other one I think is upside down also. Just can’t figure out where the beak is. Broke some shell off trying to find it but didn’t remove the thin outer membrane.

 

[americanchicks]

Have you had the temp at 98.5 the whole incubation time? That is a bit cool and could account for the late hatch. I keep mine at 99.7 to 100. I dont trust just one thermometer, I keep two in my incubators. Any thing from your other eggs? When it comes to helping I have never had luck helping out ducklings. I assisted a chick in need once that was shrink wrapped. I knew something was wrong because she was rocking the egg like crazy and not getting any where. She was just stuck inside. With the ducklings taking so long to hatch its easy to get worried. Truth is I have assisted 3 ducklings and with all 3 the only problem was they needed more time to finish growing. The peeping and the scratching the shell is a good sign. It breaking through the membrane is also good news. Just give them time I hope you will wake up to more duckie cuteness.

 

[Kjgensh216]

Have you had the temp at 98.5 the whole incubation time? That is a bit cool and could account for the late hatch. I keep mine at 99.7 to 100. I dont trust just one thermometer, I keep two in my incubators. Any thing from your other eggs? When it comes to helping I have never had luck helping out ducklings. I assisted a chick in need once that was shrink wrapped. I knew something was wrong because she was rocking the egg like crazy and not getting any where. She was just stuck inside. With the ducklings taking so long to hatch its easy to get worried. Truth is I have assisted 3 ducklings and with all 3 the only problem was they needed more time to finish growing. The peeping and the scratching the shell is a good sign. It breaking through the membrane is also good news. Just give them time I hope you will wake up to more duckie cuteness.

Thank you for the reply. I only had the incubator at 98.5 for hatching as that is what I read was best for hatching. I was at 100 for the 25 days of incubation prior to hatching. Sadly, one duckling didn't make it, which I was afraid of as it was completely messed up inside the egg from when I tried to assist. The smallest egg, I hatched this morning and it is so so tiny but doing really well. I am sad at the loss of the one, but thankful I had two successful. Hatching one is definitely not what I wanted to do, but she was head at the small part of the egg and her leg was up over her head and there was no way she could have gotten out on her own. She is chirping and drying and seems to be ok right now. The first duckling is spunky...and that is his/her name. Thank you so much for your reply. I have 60 more eggs incubating now and am nervous to think about having hatching issues again.

 

[americanchicks]

Glad your duck has a buddy. I know its hard to know when to assist. In my experience hatching ducks being patient is the key. I had to assist the last duckling that I hatched yesterday. It started zipping then stopped. After hours and when I didnt hear cheeping anymore i helped him out. He was a little weak but fine. I have no idea what the problem was. I have my fingers crossed for the rest of your babies.