Panicking! Advice please!!!!

[Sondraa]

How l9ng should I wait to do more? One of them just started chirping like a demon again

 

[Sondraa]

The one that had pipped itself is rocking so I suspect that is the vocal one now.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I did not make holes as big as the kathyquacks video because I am terrified inexperienced and aware that I can't undo anything I do. Freaking out

You are fine, take a deep breath and just sit on your hands for a while.

The one that had pipped itself is picking so I suspect that is the vocal one now.

They have lots of oxygen now and may rest a while and then be able to break out themselves. The one chewing or opening its mouth is still absorbing the yolk so it is not ready to come out but will be in possibly a few hours.

 

[Sondraa]

You are fine, take a deep breath and just sit on your hands for a while.

They have lots of oxygen now and may rest a while and then be able to break out themselves. The one chewing or opening its mouth is still absorbing the yolk so it is not ready to come out but will be in possibly a few hours.

Will do. The one wants out now. He is seriously animated about it. *understatement

 

[KathiQuacks]

Any yawning or chewing motions means they aren’t ready, yes.
My video is “ready to hatch” behavior. Moving around, trying to stretch, trying to push their bill out, distressed chirps, etc. If that is the case, you can either chip a bit more, or wait. They will be fine to wait as long as they can breathe.

 

[Sondraa]

Your video is perfect! Thank you. Definitely the one is over egg life. The other one is too but a mute mouth wiggle every so often gives me pause as per your advice.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I am not sure the 3rd one is still alive. No progress, no movement and it looks different.. The other 2 are very vocal now but no progress. They sound aa stressed as I feel.

Midway thru day 32. I definitely feel panicked!!! Humidity is so hard to keep up. Honestly they may be stuck as anything. At what point do I assist?

They need up to 48 hours to absorb that yolk and blood veins
How long has it been since the one external pip?
How long has it been since the second one did internal pip ?
For egg 3 do you see and veins still or is the reddish regular colour turn to a yellow

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

The reason I do not open the egg further then the tiny safety hole is now tug need to constantly be in and out making sure that membrane doesn’t dry out around them
They don’t need a big hole to get air
Look how they do it. A tiny crack and it stays like that till they zip. The reason is simple
They will dry out and that goo and membrane dries on them like cement
The more it’s open the more they will yell and try to push even when not ready
Because of instinct
I had ti learn the hard way my first time killing one by rushing it
I got good advice from here and have not lost one since as I sit on my hands and wait it out
I do go talk to them ti encourage them to keep going but that’s it

 

[Sondraa]

Veins are gone on third. Wrong colour as well.

I am pretty confident t it's been at least 48 hours since internal pips. The external pip on the one I noticed at the time I realised it had internally pipped.

Glad they are noting danger of suffocating anymore. How soon do they need water after not mouthing anymore?

 

[Sondraa]

I think the membrane has dried on them. It's parchment like. I did put the oil on it when I chipped away.