No pip? Day 27 Duck Egg Incubation

[alluzivesducks]

Hi I have been reading through some past posts, I am just a little bit worried as my duck egg has no internally pipped (as i’m aware of) and it’s coming to the end of Day 27 nearly Day 28. Apparently my duck egg is a Cherry Valley Duck Egg. The duck appears quite small, but I might just be misjudging it. It is still moving a bit, i can see either the feet or beak moving. The air cell looks a bit weird. When can I expect the internal pip and can anyone give me some help?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Aircell is saddled. Did you count the first full day of incubation as Day 1 or Day 0?

 

[alluzivesducks]

Hi I have been reading through some past posts, I am just a little bit worried as my duck egg has no internally pipped (as i’m aware of) and it’s coming to the end of Day 27 nearly Day 28. Apparently my duck egg is a Cherry Valley Duck Egg. The duck appears quite small, but I might just be misjudging it. It is still moving a bit, i can see either the feet or beak moving. The air cell looks a bit weird. When can I expect the internal pip and can anyone give me some help?

Aircell is saddled. Did you count the first full day of incubation as Day 1 or Day 0?

I counted it as Day 0 when I first put them in, only 1 developed, I started incubating on 21st December 2022

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Then it's probably okay. My chicks very rarely do anything before theyre supposed to hatch. @Overo Mare raises ducks though, she might have some more advice

 

[alluzivesducks]

Aircell is saddled. Did you count the first full day of incubation as Day 1 or Day 0?

Okay thank you, because the aircell is saddled do you know if this negatively affects the duck from hatching/pipping into the air cell?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Okay thank you, because the aircell is saddled do you know if this negatively affects the duck from hatching/pipping into the air cell?

It may make it harder for it to pip internally. It's possible it make pip away from the sac, which could make it both pips ar once if it's successful

 

[Painted Calls]

I've never heard of a Cherry Valley Duck.

@shawluvsbirds has more hatching experience. Hopefully she can help.

 

[alluzivesducks]

I've never heard of a Cherry Valley Duck.

@shawluvsbirds has more hatching experience. Hopefully she can help.

I'm pretty sure Cherry Valley is just a Pekin duck

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm pretty sure Cherry Valley is just a Pekin duck

I learn something every day!

 

[tessandherducks]

Hi I have been reading through some past posts, I am just a little bit worried as my duck egg has no internally pipped (as i’m aware of) and it’s coming to the end of Day 27 nearly Day 28. Apparently my duck egg is a Cherry Valley Duck Egg. The duck appears quite small, but I might just be misjudging it. It is still moving a bit, i can see either the feet or beak moving. The air cell looks a bit weird. When can I expect the internal pip and can anyone give me some help?

depending on your incubator, if it is slightly too cold it may mean your duckling will take a few days longer to hatch ( this is what happens with my ducks, as my incubator isn't the best, but it works!)
my muscovies often take 38 days to hatch and they should take 35-36 days and my mallards sometimes take 31 days to hatch and should take 28, so that may be why.

the air cell is saddled which does make it harder to hatch and internally pip but in my last brood my 2 saddled eggs both hatched but 1 of them I did have to help near the end as he was too tired to fully hatch himself ( he is the bigger of the 2 ducks in my profile picture).
I would wait a day or two before getting too worried.
Also welcome to BYC!