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Yeah! (but your pic didn't come thru!)

Hmmm. Any progress now?

So you are at less than 48 hours since it pipped externally? They can take that long, and since you have had high humidity going for a week now, I personally would give it until later this evening....as long as its bill is clear and it can breathe well. But that's easy for me to say, so you...

Awwww, I wanna kiss its little beak. .

Awww, I'm sorry for your losses. The cord will dry up on its own, shouldn't take very long. Its so hard to try to not help them when they look so helpless, but they are much stronger than we are!

I had 2 ducklings to take over 40 hours, so don't panic just yet. Let it rest and do its thing. As long as you can tell it is able to get air, I would wait. I know its difficult to watch. Been there. What happened with the other one that you took part of the shell off? I've been dealing...

I didn't think MA was dry, but had to ask. I'm going to guess that your hygrometer is reading high, but I'd love for you to prove that wrong. Another wrinkle to the dry incubation techniques LOL

The salt test is a simple, scientific test for a hygrometer. Take a small cup, shot glass, or even a pop bottle top... Put some salt in it, add water just until its damp/slightly slushy. Not enough water to dissolve the salt. Put your hygrometer and the salt slurry in a ziploc bag or Tupperware...

I think they look just fine. Definitely not too small, as would be expected with too high humidity. Possibly a little larger than expected, but I think I would check again about day 20-21 and see how they look. I think we all just jumped the gun and said 45-55 is high, as I think it is for...

I'm so sorry betty. And for your daughter too, that must have been rough. But the one that is left is totally adorable! Metzer has a good video online showing how to vent sex ducklings. I think they say its best to do at less than 10 days old. Its not difficult but its not real easy either. And...

Are they doing better this morning? Awww, I have little black Swedish ones. I'm so sorry you lost them. Your story is so sweet... "pregnant gal rescues ducklings" but you did what you could.... you gave them a chance. They had no chance where they were, so don't feel too bad. I'm still...

So sorry sweetie! (hugs to you)

I'm sorry I dont really have any advice on that one, you may have to search other threads or maybe someone else will answer. I did have one that its cord was still attached, and another one stepped on it in the bator and pulled it off. He had a little pencil-eraser sized piece hanging there for...

Its probably his cord. It should continue to dry up and drop on its own. Yeah! Glad its out and breathing!

Yes!! Day 19 already?? Awesome!!!!

Any progress this morning ladies?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching This is the one I was referring to, but they are both good info. Let us know how it goes.

Use the search function at the top and search for "assisted hatch" and find the thread by Sally Sunshine. Sorry, its difficult on my phone to find the link for you. But it has fabulous info on what to look for and when you may have to intervene. Good luck!

Ahsley -ducks can easily take 36-48 hours from initial pip to fully getting out so I think you are fine! And betty I somewhat agree. I think there are some definite wrongs (way too high temps, etc) but you can still do everything "right" and still things go wrong. So there is alot of gray. I...

Wow that's an odd situation and I'm not at all sure what to say. 37 days is amazing, but if they are still moving, they have a chance. I don't have calls but know they are very difficult to hatch. If you haven't gotten an answer anywhere else, search for a thread called "Call ducks finally...