Need help with Duck egg hatch PLEASE

[kellismith41]

My eggs are at 29 days,
One cracked the shell at 7 last night, it is only pushing on that one spot some times, the other 6 are wiggling a little and i hear some cheeping, starting this morning...should i worry about the one egg, the crack is on the bottom ..

 

[thebanthams]

29 days is a long time ! Not sure what kind your hatching. try to peel back shell carefully, dont poke in the membranes. Hold it with a very warm wet rag to keep it from drying out. Good luck let me know what you got !

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

NO,

28 days is "average" ducks don't read calendars and sometimes hatch late because of cold spots in incubators.

Answered these questions so many times I wrote a page about it on our farm site here:
http://www.celticoaks.com/feedtreat.../incubating-hatching/helping-troubleshooting/

 

[kellismith41]

Thank you so much..This is my first hatch, so im a worried mommy ..i will keep you posted

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Welcome, everyone worries the most on the first hatch. Just remember not every egg is meant to hatch. If the eggs were shipped that takes a toll on the eggs hatching. Incubators are not all the same and will effect hatch. How much you the person messed with the eggs during incubation can effect final hatch.

It's a lot of trial and error to find what works right for you, your location, environment, climate and incubator you happen to be using. Learn from each hatch to improve the next.