What is happening?!?!

[MGG]

They just pipped today lol

That's what I was guessing. Sounds like they're doing just fine then.
Keep us posted, and good luck!

 

[Jrbd82]

That's what I was guessing. Sounds like they're doing just fine then.
Keep us posted, and good luck!

I’m nervous bc the pic I posted earlier? The membrane now looks at hard as the shell

 

[Jrbd82]

I’m nervous bc the pic I posted earlier? The membrane now looks at hard as the shell

I’ve never had chickens or ducks hips and the shell not be poking out where you see them pecking pecking pecking away

 

[Jrbd82]

 

[Jrbd82]

Was pipped this morning when I got up - Michele wasn’t completely missing like that all day long but has been for quite some time

 

[Jrbd82]

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Neither Does there seem to be any movement within the egg. I can hold my light up on the outside of the incubator in somewhat candle them. Other eggs I still see movement but this one there is none

 

[Jrbd82]

On the one that isn't moving, wet the membrane so you can see through it with some warm water. Just use a q-tip and gently rub the water on.
I'd also try to keep your humidity at 75%. Those membranes are looking dry.

How do I do that if 10 others have pipped?

 

[Jrbd82]

On the one that isn't moving, wet the membrane so you can see through it with some warm water. Just use a q-tip and gently rub the water on.
I'd also try to keep your humidity at 75%. Those membranes are looking dry.

Also, I can sort of candle with my light through the case of the incubator- I haven’t been taking them out to candle. Days are down to “2”

 

[BelovedBirds]

OK. I opened it pull the egg out and the duck is still alive. I have enough other ones pipped that I hope that I didn’t cause for shrink wrapping and kill all my babies

I'm sure they'll be fine. Just make sure the humidity is up. If the membranes start looking dry, brush a small amount of coconut oil onto the membrane. There is usually a small slice in the membrane that is hard to see, after an external pip. This is sufficient for the duckling to get air, so you are safe to wait!
Here is the Assisted hatching article
Always great to have a read of it! Just keep in mind that ducklings can take longer than other chicks- mine took days. So if you ever have to intervene, go very slowly and cautiously.

 

[Jrbd82]

I'm sure they'll be fine. Just make sure the humidity is up. If the membranes start looking dry, brush a small amount of coconut oil onto the membrane. There is usually a small slice in the membrane that is hard to see, after an external pip. This is sufficient for the duckling to get air, so you are safe to wait!
Here is the Assisted hatching article
Always great to have a read of it! Just keep in mind that ducklings can take longer than other chicks- mine took days. So if you ever have to intervene, go very slowly and cautiously.

I’m very nervous that I opened the incubator! I have never done that before. I have attached multiple times with ducks and chickens but it just seems like this hatch is different than any other. I was kind of wondering if my incubator was going bad or something