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LucyDuck
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- Apr 24, 2019
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Thanks! We're leaving alone for now as we can see some movements inside the egg and just keeping our fingers crossed!!!

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I have had a bunch do that, and I usually remove a tiny bit of the shell to make sure I can see their bills or beaks, then I give them many hours to see if they can get out on their own.@Miss Lydia @casportpony have either of you have one pip at the wrong end? Our 4th one has just externally pipped (36 hours after supposed hatch time) but at opposite end to air sac. Tiny hole, can't see beak position. Eekkkk not sure best thing to do!
I have had a bunch do that, and I usually remove a tiny bit of the shell to make sure I can see their bills or beaks, then I give them many hours to see if they can get out on their own.
@Pyxis and @WVduckchick, can you advise?
Do you normally remove any of the shell to expose the bill?They take a lot longer from pip to hatch in this malposition, because they externally pipped when usually they would have been internally pipping. Sometimes it takes as long as 48 hours from the time of the pip for them to hatch.
I have one of the older Brinsea 20s - the one with solid sides. You can try propping one end up on bricks or blocks to get an angle.Mine is a Brinsea one and can't really have it at an angle sadly. It's quite low at moment but they seem happier under it. Think the room not warm enough generally though as they're much more active and quieter now I've got an electric heater on near them too![]()
Do you normally remove any of the shell to expose the bill?
4 little squirts! LiterallyOh wow how many do you have in there? We've only done once a day so far (bit only 24 hours in)
SometimesSometimes I don't worry about it, other times I like to carefully remove some shell to find the beak.