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So sorry for your loss Baby was beautiful We don’t always know why they pass when it’s hatch time Honestly there is nothing you could have done differently He had a pip and was able to get air That’s all they need till they are ready to hatch Assisting a baby that soon is much to risky as...

Can you show a picture of the blood area ? I saw bruising their earlier and that’s normal when they miss the air cell as they hit a vein to pip out Usually they do just fine as they eat the blood up You should see some kind of movement It’s not uncommon to move deep into the air cell though But...

I don’t expect him to hatch before Friday night but thinking more sometime on Saturday Yes I would go to dinner Baby will be just fine He will hear the other ducklings and this will help to encourage him Ducks honestly take a long time to hatch Their yolk is much bigger then a chicks yolk Edited...

I use Vaseline as it keeps it moist longer Usually 3-4 hours instead of oil that lasts 1-2 I wouldn’t cover that hole though

Yes it’s possible I had one at the pointy end then turn and get to the air cell I have hatched tons and never seen that before till that baby I have her still and she is perfectly normal Wet sponges and set them around the bottom of the cooler It should help to keep a stable reading It’s...

They don’t breath fully until everything is absorbed I would up the humidity the membrane looks a little dry He will poke and push lots over the next few days But I have not heard of an external hit missing the air cell coming before 48 hours I would go for dinner with the family Not much...

That’s a big possibility

He may hatch faster then the book rules too The rules are more for us to take time to let them do their thing He knows when he is ready so if he comes sooner that’s okay too Can he hear the new babies ? If so that’s great Mom usually only gives 48 hours before she leaves any unhatched eggs...

He was just ready to hatch but couldn’t get himself in the correct position to hit the air cell It’s not terrible Just means you wait longer 48-72 hours before he is ready I have one that hatched like this dec 24 /2021. He is my big baby He has had zero health issues and still going strong...

Next question Is that pip inside the the air cell area or outside of it ? Make sure it’s pointy up I ask this so we know if baby internal first or went straight to external There will be a difference in hatch time I would just take the candler and have a peak without moving the egg

He is jumping way ahead 😂 This is great news He must have been in the air cell already ! Now that baby has external I would stop picking the egg up and candling He has air and that’s all he needs right now Make sure humidity is around 65-75%. I like around 70 Also make sure there is...

You’re very welcome We are all rooting for this little one The new babies you got are adorable 🥰 I have a blue Swedish drake

I wasn’t able to see if baby was in the air cell but the change in the egg where there is more showing at the top of the air cell tells me baby has turned into hatch position Shadowing along the lower part and the air cell has dipped forward more These are all exactly what we want to see So far...

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To me baby looks great Egg is filling in nice and air cell is a good size Any time now you will start to see shadowing along the lower part as baby pushes on the air cell I would say 24-48 hours to see that May also see egg rocking in that time The air cell will dip forward on one side make sure...

I honestly candle my eggs daily until I see internal pip I have got 100 % hatch rates many times My babies that needed assisting were smaller eggs and I learned only incubate 70 grams or higher and I stopped having issues I also have schools incubate and they do daily candling so the kids can...

Good morning Lower temp especially the set up you had ( still air ) would need a temp of 101 Forced air ones are 99.5 This can cause delays by days to a week To high of humidity can cause less loss in moisture , giving a smaller air cell Lower humidity gives more loss and larger air cells...