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I think it would be safe to start a partial assist as long as you don’t make the aircell hole so big that the baby can get out. What do you think @KathiQuacks ?

There’s a chance a duckling can turn and cover up its pip and safety hole and suffocate. I don’t think it’s super likely but it can happen

that’s a lively baby!

I would remove the turner or turn it off now. I don’t raise the humidity until the first external pip

Oh no, hope the temperature comes back up! I don’t know how low of a temp is acceptable. Did you triple check that it closed properly? Did you try covering the incubator with a blanket? Maybe reset the incubator? Good luck!

Also, if you hear clicking, that means they internally pipped. If you see that the aircell has dipped down a lot on one side, you can go ahead and stop turning them

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed.491013/

If you candle the egg, look at the aircell. Do you see anything moving inside the aircell? The duckling will stick its beak inside the aircell and that’s what an internal pip looks like. I’ll post an article that has a picture

If it was a normal egg in the incubator, I would say go ahead and wait till 48 hours or even longer before assisting. But because of this eggs’ unusual circumstances I can understand if you might want to assist a little sooner. If you do assist, just only open up the aircell a little to check...

Do you see any internal pips? I wait until I see an internal pip before putting them in lockdown. Other people put them in lockdown when the duckling is starting to push on the membrane but hasn’t fully internally pipped.

Banana is beautiful! My lilac buff drake is also named Banana!

They will get used to sleeping alone. I know it’s sad to hear them cry but since they can’t safely sleep on the bed I think it’s the only option for them to learn to sleep alone. It’s adorable how attached to your daughter they are🥰

I lightly moistened it which made it easier to crumble and they seem happier now

I’m also going to guess Khaki Campbell and less than a week old. Maybe 4 days?

I’ve tried and so far I haven’t been able to get it to crumble much. I suppose I could throw it in the food processor.

I have 20 unhappy ducklings because the feedstore accidentally gave me pellets instead of crumbles and I didn’t notice until I got home. So far they’ll only eat it if I wet it and hand feed it to them… I hope they figure it out

How are your eggs doing? Could you post some photos?

I’m rooting for your baby! I think the fact that was able to pip shows it has some strength. All but one of my ducklings who were able to externally pip survived.

They can take 48 hours to start zipping from the time they pip.