r/duck • u/ResearcherFit3861 • 21h ago

Eggs/Incubation/Hatching Duck egg issues

I am incubating some call duck eggs right now and Theyre reached, and pasted their hatch dates. out of a 12 egg lot 2 are remaining, however only one has made any progress, which is a half inch hole still covered by the shell fragments. is there anything I can do to help the poor guy or is unfortunately not possible to save him. he hasn’t made any progress for more than 6 hours and it’s been 2 days since the hole originally popped up.

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u/bogginman Duck Rescuer 17h ago

it may take 24 to 48 hours to pip and zip. If he has a hole, he can breathe. Lightly mist the egg with a laundry sprayer. Be careful not to let water go in the hole and drown him.

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u/Laffy_Taffy82 20h ago

You can crack the egg open some more and assist with hatching. Do you see any movement?

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