Recent content by RooRidgeFarm

Hi, before the pitchforks come out (or too late already?) If you'll note, I clearly recommended that the beak and no more than head and shoulders only be opened. I clearly stated that the duckling should stay in the membrane due to the possibility of yolk absorption. Because the egg had been...

Yay! You're doing a great job!

Hi, Rehabber said momma duck stepped on it And they said it was peeping in the crushed shell, so it had to be close to due date, but it would be interesting to know **edited by Staff**

Anyhoo, it all looks good and that's what all of us aim for-a live animal :) **Edited by Staff**

Rehabber, It looks good. Rest for the duckling and time. Keep moist. You did well. There was absolutely no way that it could have made it out with that crushed shell. The duckling should rest, wiggle, rest and then when it's ready, it will start a wiggle and push. In the end, all of us hope...

Hopefully we'll hear from rehabber soon :)

Great! Peeping is a wonderful thing to hear! Looking at the pic on your other thread was helpful to see. Mom duck was pretty rough on egg! Go slow working on duckling, but it will need help since there's no shell that it can zip. If all goes well, after recovery time you should have a...

And fyi the outer membrane looks VERY dry from the pic! Get a pretty wet and warm (not hot) washcloth and lay egg on it and kind of LIGHTLY swaddle the egg when you aren't working on it. A moist membrane is key for helping without a lot of bleeds and for helping keep it moist when duckling is...

Hi rehaber, I gave you all the advice on my intervention thread-take a look. You definitely need to intervene, and soon. Hopefully the nostrils are already free of a little membrane. Work higher towards where the head or beak would be. Take DULL tweezers and very carefully slowly pinch away...

And keep in mind, depending on hatch readiness, you want to keep the membrane ABOVE the umbilical in case the yolk has not entirely absorbed as well as letting the blood flow dry up to the umbilical. A duckling or chick can stay in their membrane halfway like that for as long as they need-it...

Rehaber... Since the shell has been altered, you'll need to go ahead and step in. Try and find a spot in the membrane near the beak that doesn't have any blood vessels. Pip it there yourself using really sharp tweezers carefully. You can open a breathing space near its nostrils and let it rest...

Hi chukachuka, Yes, you can always make a small air hole in the membrane and then tuck the egg back under mama face up. If you candled recently, and are sure that all eggs were fertile, give them more time to pip-it could take hours for the others. If the mama hen decides she's done and gets off...

Reply to: "Good information. Thank you. ? Do I help if my hen is hatching them?" Sometimes, but more rarely do you have to help if a hen is hatching the eggs herself. Occassionally several eggs will hatch first and then a delay for a few others. During the delay, the hen may think she's done...

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Good job! Have fun with your new chick babies