pipped egg

[cyndiscof]

My duck egg has been pipped for over 24 hours now. It's alive, I can hear it but no progress on cracking the egg. Should I help it?

 

[SouthernPride]

Internal or External pip? In either case I would wait a bit longer, 12 hours or so.

 

[cyndiscof]

External. I pulled some of the shell away. The papery membrane is completely pulled away from the shell on that end. I've not seen that before in chicken eggs. But I saw a spot of blood so I quit. I'm waiting now.
I started with 7 eggs and only one was good. I want this duck!!!

 

[SouthernPride]

Make sure the humidity is up. Put a wet rag in there. You don't want that membrane to dry out. If you see blood then it's just not ready yet.