Two ducklings in one egg?

[RosemaryDuck]

So, just wanted to add: Since you already know it's very rare if it hatches, just know you'll likely have to start a pip for the twin on the other side of the egg. Usually when twins form they face away from each other in the egg and one will not have access to the air cell. So once the first one starts pipping, the other will have no way to get access to air. So just keep that in mind if they do make it to the hatch date. One will also hatch much, much smaller and likely weaker since usually 1 takes most of the nutrition.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

So, just wanted to add: Since you already know it's very rare if it hatches, just know you'll likely have to start a pip for the twin on the other side of the egg. Usually when twins form they face away from each other in the egg and one will not have access to the air cell. So once the first one starts pipping, the other will have no way to get access to air. So just keep that in mind if they do make it to the hatch date. One will also hatch much, much smaller and likely weaker since usually 1 takes most of the nutrition.

Thank you, I'd read that they needed assistance, but I didn't know exactly how you helped them.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

Here's a picture from day 10, I can't tell if it seems like two embryos or just one. is it possible that one embryo can split, or do you think maybe it's just one duckling? (i'm kinda hoping it's only one duckling since the hatch rate is so low for twins.)

 

[KenjiQuacker]

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure my duckling(s) in the egg just died. It was hatch day 2 days ago and there's no internal pip, and the duckling completely stopped moving for 2 days straight whenever i candled it.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure my duckling(s) in the egg just died. It was hatch day 2 days ago and there's no internal pip, and the duckling completely stopped moving for 2 days straight whenever i candled it.

So sorry . If you feel up to it you can always do an egg-topsy and open it up to see what happened.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

So sorry . If you feel up to it you can always do an egg-topsy and open it up to see what happened.

yeah i might do that, but im going to leave it in for just a few more days because it would be too hard for me to throw it out or crack it open yet.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure my duckling(s) in the egg just died. It was hatch day 2 days ago and there's no internal pip, and the duckling completely stopped moving for 2 days straight whenever i candled it.

I'm sorry, I hope you have better luck if you ever try incubating again.

 

[KenjiQuacker]

I'm sorry, I hope you have better luck if you ever try incubating again.

thank you, i think i'm going to try to incubate a few of my friends duck eggs again if this one really is dead.