DuckMomKat
In the Brooder
- Sep 9, 2024
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Hi there!
This is a first post for me as a brand new member. Just thought I would ask advise here as it is my first time incubating duck eggs! Hatch day is today (day 28). One egg pipped on Saturday - about 36 hours ago - and has done nothing since. I do see it wiggling a little and cheaping very quietly occasionally. The other egg has not pipped yet at all although I see it moving when candled. (I shine a torch at it through the incubator as I don't want to open it up)
I know that duck eggs can take up to 48 hours from pip to zip, but it does seem odd that it pipped on day 26 already doesn't it? and why the other is so much further behind?
When they say that day 28 is "hatch day" does that mean they only start pipping then or that they will actually fully hatch on that day?
Any advice would be so appreciated! I am trying my best to stay calm and patient but its so hard!
This is a first post for me as a brand new member. Just thought I would ask advise here as it is my first time incubating duck eggs! Hatch day is today (day 28). One egg pipped on Saturday - about 36 hours ago - and has done nothing since. I do see it wiggling a little and cheaping very quietly occasionally. The other egg has not pipped yet at all although I see it moving when candled. (I shine a torch at it through the incubator as I don't want to open it up)
I know that duck eggs can take up to 48 hours from pip to zip, but it does seem odd that it pipped on day 26 already doesn't it? and why the other is so much further behind?
When they say that day 28 is "hatch day" does that mean they only start pipping then or that they will actually fully hatch on that day?
Any advice would be so appreciated! I am trying my best to stay calm and patient but its so hard!
