safety hole

Hello all. I had a momma duck about 4 days ago killed by a wild animal. She had 7 eggs survive and we are down to a single one. This one. I’ve lost 3 alone in the hatching process. I wasn’t prepared with an incubator since I had momma so I have a makeshift setup with a heat pad and wash...

HELLO! I am brand new here but have been DEVOURING everything from this forum trying to hatch this gosling I was given!!! Everyone here is so helpful, so I figured I'd give it a go! I am freaking out because I've fallen in love with this little guy and want him/her to hatch SO BAD- but...

We are hatching Welsh Harlequin and Appleyard duck eggs. They are just going into lockdown today, day 25. One of the eggs has what I think may be a bruise on the pointed side. When I candle the egg, it has a normal air sac, good veins, and is moving. However, the other side also has what...

I've got my last mascovey duck egg in the incubator day 37 (normal 35) and it's had an internal pip for at least 48 hours, no external pip. I don't necessarily hear any noise but I can see a lot of movement and when I whistle and tap at the egg I hear slight tapping inside. Should I make a...

3 of my eggs have internal pipped yesteray at this time. they are chirping sometimes but there is NO external pip. its been 24 hours and im worried now. would you create a safe hole ? what should i do?

Hey y'all, I'm at the very beginning of day 20 incubating a quail egg and I had not seen any movement until today when I noticed that the egg had shifted from its original position and there was some dried leakage from a safety hole on the egg. The chick hasn't pipped externally yet. I'm...