Pekin x Indian Runner Pipped.. How long till it should be out?

[Iain Utah]

*sigh* okay. Looks like I have a case of the antsywannatouchyhelperouterness.

 

[Silkiebawkbawk]

baby duck didn't make it. I checked on it one more time when I got home from work last night and he was peeping and poking his bill out. Then this morning I checked and he had died. 75% of the shell was off him, just the papery membrane remained. I think he was just stuck and I should've helped him.

Ugh. I'm sick of this last couple days... Lost 3 ducks in 4 days. (mommy, daddy, and now baby) I have two more eggs set, should be due in about 2 weeks. Hopefully I'll be more aware if they will need help.

 

[Iain Utah]

I'm sorry the baby didn't make it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'm sorry the baby didn't make it.

X2...

 

[FireTigeris]

I'm so sorry about this,

- here's the hard lesson-


Honestly every time you checked on this baby more humidity left the membrane and made it harder for him/her to hatch.

the really weak ones -don't- make it even if you get them out of the egg, if they -NEEDED- the help they die anyway, usually before two weeks old.

If you get them out safely and they don't die you were rushing it and they usually would have escaped themselves.

Under a hen is perfect for chickens to hatch, it's a little dry for ducks, removing the hen allowed the moisture under her to escape to the air...

please under a broody allow her to do her job, in in incubator rely on you interments to keep proper humidity and temperature.

read up about "lockdown", the hen or duck does that naturally, us humans rush.

it really is 8-72 hours for ducks, and 2-48 hours for chickens from external pip to fully hatched.