URGENT!!!!

[Ahovis20]

urgent.... I have a duck egg that is supposed to hatch today and he pipped in Monday and then did an even bigger pip last night and now I don’t even hear him moving or chirping or anything. Could he be resting quietly or is there something wrong?!?!?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Waterfowl can take a very long time to hatch. A couple of days is not uncommon. Are you able to see the bill? Are there any other ducklings still hatching or already hatched?

 

[Ahovis20]

Waterfowl can take a very long time to hatch. A couple of days is not uncommon. Are you able to see the bill? Are there any other ducklings still hatching or already hatched?

I have 1 more to hatch and one already hatched and is doing well. And I can see the bill but there’s no movement or chirping.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have 1 more to hatch and one already hatched and is doing well. And I can see the bill but there’s no movement or chirping.

Are you wanting to assist the duckling that possibly passed? This is a good guide to read through if you are.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[Isaac 0]

Do you see any veins inside the egg still? Or does it look like there dried out?

 

[Ahovis20]

Do you see any veins inside the egg still? Or does it look like there dried out?

I can’t tell. It’s hasn’t come out yet.

 

[Ahovis20]

Are you wanting to assist the duckling that possibly passed? This is a good guide to read through if you are.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

It passed. I opened it and it just didn’t make it

 

[CluckNDoodle]

It passed. I opened it and it just didn’t make it

I'm sorry it didn't make it! It doesn't sound like there's anything you could have done. Sometimes they just give up and it's hard to determine why.

 

[americanchicks]

Sorry for your loss I had the same thing happen to a chick of mine last week.

 

[featherhead007]

Happens, sometimes.