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[TherryChicken]

Ok everyone I have a question. I have a duckling where the egg is darkly shadowed around part of the egg, almost like some bad eggs look before blowing up. It is internilly pipped but not externally. I do know that the duck eggs are tough. I sprayed some warm water on the egg today. Do you think it will be ok? Or do you think it needs help

 

[casportpony]

If it's a little dark spot, like 1/4 of an inch, it's most likely where the duckling is try to pip. When I see those I pip for them. Have a picture of it somewhere... They're due today, right?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Thought I should also say that the two times I did not pip for them they suffocated. Can you post a picture of the egg?

-Kathy

 

[TherryChicken]

No not a small stop like 3/4 of the egg...

dark side

 

[TherryChicken]

should I externally pip it and bring it in along with the others that supposed to hatch today and put them in the incubator?

 

[TherryChicken]

They were due on the 20th

 

[TherryChicken]

I picked it up one time n it was moving n chirping, second time it didnt do much

 

[casportpony]

Candle it, then make a small hole where you think it's beak would be. Be careful to break just the shell in case it's still alive and not ready. Slowly make hole larger until you can see inside better. Post back what you see.

-Kathy

 

[MuscovyLover]

So is everybody confident Pip is a drakelet?
He was 9 weeks old yesterday when I took these pics and if definitely a drakelet I will have to sell him today

 

[TherryChicken]

Its alive but barely, I think one is dead in shelll as it smells, but if I candle it and it not move, this one didnt move either. Should I throw the one away?