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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**

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...

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 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...

Good job! Have fun with your new chick babies

Wanted to add...since so much of the shell has already been removed, this chick will not be able to finish zipping itself out. So you will most likely be assisting it entirely. Be careful when removing shell-pinch it, don't pull it off. That will allow the membrane to remain around the chick...

Hi mcnichol, I am the original poster of this thread. OK, what I see is you are good to go. Finish removing the shell from the top end of the egg (the roundest, fattest end). Then, gently dampen the exposed membrane and look for veins. If there are no dark red veins, you can carefully roll the...

Hi, I am in a bit of a rush, but I saw your post... It may or may not apply to your situation. If you do not have a membrane pip, then you will need to make a small hole near the beak after you remove some of the shell. Let it rest and wiggle a little after helping make a membrane pip. Your...

Hello, Let me first ask,why do you think you will have to do this? Are your chicks hatching now or overdue? How have your temps and humidity been throughout the incubation? Are they pipping, but not zipping? Let me know a few more details and I may be able to focus my reply a little better to...

If you get a chance chicklover, let us know how things went if you want to. Hope it was a good outcome

Great job! You will definitely know in the morning if the weaker chick is thriving. You did good! :)

Hi, I sent you a message. Heavy bleeding is not a good sign. The choice is: slow helping and possible bleeding throughout, OR the quicker roll down method I mentioned above, which should help squeeze the blood vessels off so less bleeding. Either way, the choices are tough and your chance of...

Hi, Ok, so blood around the beak could mean several things. Did he pip and the blood came from his pip? Or did it occur when you started to help? And how much blood is it? Blood can appear when a chick accidentley pips into a blood vessel and that can be a tricky thing to help with. You have a...

Hi again, I would aim for the vitamin B deficiency first. (Just in case you don't know), You can get great B complex liquid vitamin suppliment at Tractor Supply Company and sometimes your local feed store will carry it. I will often boost their nutritional intake also by using an egg mix with...