Pirate ducklings with chicken mama!

[choncy77]

update: one duckling pushed its way into the world this morning, with ten more working at it. photos to come as i get them transferred into my laptop

 

[PirateGirl]

Candled all the eggs. I am concerned about one that I did not see movement in, but it has a similar size air cell as the rest and there are good looking veins still. In 2 eggs I saw what was clearly a beak pecking in the air cell towards my light! In another I saw a wing or leg. The last was less clear but there was a bit of flickering, so still alive. Early on there was One egg that accidentally got kicked out of the nest on a cold (35-45 degree F) day, but it continues to develop so I suspect one may be a little behind.

 

[Kiki]

Candled all the eggs. I am concerned about one that I did not see movement in, but it has a similar size air cell as the rest and there are good looking veins still. In 2 eggs I saw what was clearly a beak pecking in the air cell towards my light! In another I saw a wing or leg. The last was less clear but there was a bit of flickering, so still alive. Early on there was One egg that accidentally got kicked out of the nest on a cold (35-45 degree F) day, but it continues to develop so I suspect one may be a little behind.

Is it hatch time?

 

[PirateGirl]

Today is 26, Tuesday is the official day. Looking at the eggs it is now clear some are closer to hatching than others. Some have lots of veins some have less.

 

[Kiki]

Today is 26, Tuesday is the official day. Looking at the eggs it is now clear some are closer to hatching than others. Some have lots of veins some have less.

I'm wondering if that beak in the air cell you saw was an internal pip.

 

[Kiki]

I think it is!

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm wondering if that beak in the air cell you saw was an internal pip.

If it hasn’t pipped, it’s trying to!

 

[Kiki]

If it hasn’t pipped, it’s trying to!

I'm pretty sure if you could see a clear beak it has popped through the internal membrane. External pip coming soon.
Maybe tomorrow.

 

[PirateGirl]

I kinda wanna go look again and try and take pics...

 

[PirateGirl]

I might need to call out of work... does that make me completely crazy?