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Had to help hatch my baby ducks with yolk still attatched.

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I had to help 3 of my ducks out of their shells and they still have their yolk attatched. They've been laying around for a good 12 hours and they r kicking, stretching and making noise but not trying to walk yet. Is there any hope for them to survive???

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Keep them as inactive as is possible.  Try to keep the yolk sack moistened.  Hopefully they will absorb and not become infected.  The fact that the yolk sacks were not absorbed indicates that you probably helped them too soon.

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