Candling Duck Egg Day 25- Internal Pip

Candling the internal pip on my Khaki Campbell duck eggs. They began to breathe the air cell on day 25, and on day 26 and 27 they pipped the shell and hatched out of their eggs.

Date Taken: 5/10/10

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• candle
• internal
• pip
• pipping
• hatch
• duck
• duckling
• egg
• incubation
• day
• 25
• homemade
• incubator

[xxxchaz13xxx]

Hi, I'm hatching duck eggs myself, and I'm wondering if it is ok to candle the eggs after day 25, or will it harm the ducklings?

[URAbunnylover2]

@xxxchaz13xxx you really shouldnt because it will cause them to dry out by taking them out because days 25-28 are lockdown days. i was risking it in this video a little bit.

[PwnToob]

@URAbunnylover2 really? my cayugas aren't internally pipped yet and today is day 25. i read that days 26, 27, and 28 are lockdown days.

[URAbunnylover2]

@PwnToob i read that days 25-28 are lockdown days. tis one hatched first. the other ones hatched on day 26. khakis hatch early because they were already 2 days old by day 28

[Nikkie3V]

Hi 1 out of 5 of my khaki campbell ducklings hatched all of them were fertlile it is the 30th day

[URAbunnylover2]

@Nikkie3V Usually, Khaki campbells hatch on days 26 and 27. Sometimes if they dont hatch, that means they were mispositioned. I had 2 mispositioned eggs and one didnt hatch. one did, but died 3 days later.

if you want to check if they are still alive, you can take the egg and place it on a hard, flat surface. if it moves, its alive.

[xxxchaz13xxx]

@URAbunnylover2 ok, thank you! :)

[URAbunnylover2]

@Nikkie3V i wouldnt, but you can spray the bottom. dont directly spray on the eggs. again, you dont have to.

[Nikkie3V]

Are you supposed to spray the eggs during hatching if the hatcher is a chicken?

[Nikkie3V]

Well like you said you never know.

Thanks.