PLEASE HELP! DUCK EGGS MOVING EARLY?????

[Lt77777]

Please help me! I have ducks eggs that are supposed to be hatching in a week moving today. 3/7 have moved in front of me just now. They aren't supposed to hatch yet and the egg turner is still set up. I haven't even began lock down ( was supposed to begin monday. I looked it up and it said khaki campbell eggs can hatch anywhere from day 23 to day 28 ( mine are on day 22). Should I begin lock down now? Will they be okay if I take out the turner / opened the incubator? Is it normal for them to move this early or are they starting to hatch?

 

[Lt77777]

Heres a video^^^^
I turned off the egg turner for now just in case

 

[Lt77777]

5/7 have moved so far, I candled the one moving the most and it has not pipped yet so i turned the egg turner back on. When should i begin lockdown?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I'd go ahead and stop turning them, and start lockdown. It will probably still take them another 3 days to complete the hatch though, so don't be alarmed.

 

[Lt77777]

Ok thank you!!! Should I start lockdown now?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

yes.

 

[Lt77777]

I ended up starting lock down on day 22. It's now the morning of day 25 and nothing has happened. I saw one of them move a little bit yesterday but since then they have all been still. Is this something that's normal? I can't hear any of them peeping or tapping on the shell so I don't know if they've internally pipped yet or not. I don't want to open the incubator / let the humidity out but I want to know if they're alive. please help.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Candle and see if they've internally pipped.

 

[Lt77777]

Ok

 

[AAcres]

Keep us updated with what’s happening! I just put ducks eggs in lockdown last night. My first hatch. So following along to see what happens here for you!