Urgent! Day 28 ducklings not pipped but still alive

[Isaac 0]

Yes, they are still moving. I'm worried because I've had this happen before. I had opened the egg just to find out that the duckling had its organs on the outside of its body.

What is your humidity at?

 

[CastleCoop]

What is your humidity at?

My humidity is around 50% right now although around their original hatch date it was around 60. Its really hard to keep it perfect with my crappy incubator.

 

[Isaac 0]

My humidity is around 50% right now although around their original hatch date it was around 60. Its really hard to keep it perfect with my crappy incubator.

Humdity is a variable setting, but for most people, 50% would be too low. Could you quickly take an egg out and take a clear candling picture? I'd like to see how big the air cell is, if its bigger then it's supposed to be your humidity is too low.

 

[CastleCoop]

Humdity is a variable setting, but for most people, 50% would be too low. Could you quickly take an egg out and take a clear candling picture? I'd like to see how big the air cell is, if its bigger then it's supposed to be your humidity is too low.

Alright, I'll post a pic in a minute.

 

[CastleCoop]

Alright, I'll post a pic in a minute.

I couldn't load the other pic for some reason, but you can kinda see how big the air cell is here.

 

[Isaac 0]

You are sure there is movement in the egg, and not just "slush" moving around? Don't take my word since pictures can be deceiving, but the egg doesn't look alive to me.

 

[CastleCoop]

You are sure there is movement in the egg, and not just "slush" moving around? Don't take my word since pictures can be deceiving, but the egg doesn't look alive to me.

I'm positive. I can see the foot moving and everything. And it isn't just slow, floating movement, its rapid, like its having a seizure sometimes.

 

[Trisseh]

And you’re 100% sure they’re Ancona? No chance you might have Muscovy? You didn’t mention where the eggs came from so have to ask. I know it sounds dumb but that’s what happened to a friend of mine; got eggs that were supposed to be crested Pekins, wound up with one egg that hatched on day 29 and was most definitely NOT a Pekin nor crested (looks like a Rouen cross) and the rest of the eggs turned out to be muscovies. Good thing she had candled before tossing them!

 

[CastleCoop]

I'm positive. I can see the foot moving and everything. And it isn't just slow, floating movement, its rapid, like its having a seizure.

And you’re 100% sure they’re Ancona? No chance you might have Muscovy? You didn’t mention where the eggs came from so have to ask. I know it sounds dumb but that’s what happened to a friend of mine; got eggs that were supposed to be crested Pekins, wound up with one egg that hatched on day 29 and was most definitely NOT a Pekin nor crested (looks like a Rouen cross) and the rest of the eggs turned out to be muscovies. Good thing she had candled before tossing them!

We only have two ducks, a drake and a hen, and they are both Ancona. So yeah, I'm 100% sure.

 

[DuckyDonna]

I'd get your humidity up to at least 75% to start with!