Need help - what if my hen won't hatch duck eggs - how do I do it?

[katharinad]

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This is wonderful new. It should be out within 24-48 hours. Keep a close eye on it. If it does not zip around the egg shell opening it up in 48 hours then you need to help.

 

[davekrista]

ok I did end up candling tonight, I posted pics from all 3 eggs in another thread..... The crack part is in the black area? Should it be in the bright part?

 

[katharinad]

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The high humidity probably makes the dirty egg smell bad. It also could be a bad egg, but that close to hatching that I would no do anything at all. The one with the crack should make a tapping noise when you hold it to your ear. Nothing oozing out of the cracked one, right? If it is oozing and the ooze smells bad that it is bad and you can throw it into the trash. If it taps then it is good for sure (it can sleep in between). Best is not to open it up at all, since a humidity drop and be fatal.
Katharina