no internal pip yet day 26?

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it’s day 26 , 2 days before doobie is due. i have candelled the air sac to see if he has internally pipped yet but he hasn’t however i do see a shadow of the duckling pressing against the membrane . maybe a delayed hatch ? unsure what i can do to help as it is still early but i really do want to prevent a late mortality
 
Sorry you didn't get a timely response. Some posts just end up getting buried before they're seen by someone who knows. (I had to search it. :oops:) It can take up to 38 days (muscovy) for duck eggs. Has your baby hatched yet?
thank you for replying anyways 😄 and no it hasn’t yet , it’s a pekin duck which takes 28 days until it hatches i’m just concerned about it not pipping yet :(
 
I candle them (all kinds) every evening. When I see internal pips, then I lock them down. If your incubation temps were running a bit low, that will slow the babies down, and unless you're running a true thermometer, it's hard to tell. I have my Incuvue thermometer adjusted around 3°. It was off by that much. Nearly all of them are considerably off. And of course the temp will vary according to where in the incubator any particular egg is. I move mine around once a day, when I candle them--I imitate the way a school volleyball team rotates its players.

You might enjoy the May hatch-a-long thread. There are lots of folks on, many very experienced. It's a great place to get any advice you might need as well as share your baby pics and stories.
 
I candle them (all kinds) every evening. When I see internal pips, then I lock them down. If your incubation temps were running a bit low, that will slow the babies down, and unless you're running a true thermometer, it's hard to tell. I have my Incuvue thermometer adjusted around 3°. It was off by that much. Nearly all of them are considerably off. And of course the temp will vary according to where in the incubator any particular egg is. I move mine around once a day, when I candle them--I imitate the way a school volleyball team rotates its players.

You might enjoy the May hatch-a-long thread. There are lots of folks on, many very experienced. It's a great place to get any advice you might need as well as share your baby pics and stories.
thank you so much , i appreciate it a lot and i’ll check it out :) , and yes the power went out for a day during the incubation process so maybe he’s just taking his time 😂
 
If you've never hatched ducks before... yes, they will definitely test your patience. And your nerve. They tend to be super, super slow. Cute, though. So worth it! :love Are you hatching just the one?
no i have never hatched any sort of bird before , and i’ve read that they like to take their time while hatching ughhh i wish i wasn’t so impatient 😤. and yes its just the one ,my neighbour gives us eggs from his farm to eat and i thought what would be the chances if i was able to get a fertilized egg and hatch one,i always wanted a pet duck since i was a little girl but i didn't think it would be this stressful 😭 it’s so so fascinating watching it grow every day though
 
I hope it doesn't drive you nuts. They can become very irritated and noisy if they discover they don't have a sister or brother... Maybe your neighbor has a duckling of similar age?
yes i’m aware i read that usually you should have 2 so they don’t feel lonely , i have a small dog leo but if he won’t be enough then we’ve already planned to adopt a baby call duck :)
 

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