I caught my Muscovy duck carrying one of her eggs. when I caught up to her she had put it down and was pecking it. I can see the duck is alive and is chirping. The eggs are do to hatch this Thursday. What can I do to save it?
Mom was carrying egg that was partially cracked open
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How big is the crack?
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Here is a photo of it. I put a damp paper towel over it.
I'd keep a damp paper towel on it and put it back under the mom. That's a pretty big crack. I'm not sure if that baby is going to make it.
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I just tried putting it back under mom. She immediately tried to take it out again. 
I think the main things are you've got to keep it moist and give it time to absorb. I've had the same thing happen here with poor survival rates.
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I know someone had the same type of thing happen with their Muscovy mom and they wrapped the egg with a wet paper towel and put it under a heat lamp. Their duckling died, but the crack was bigger on the egg.
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Thanks for the responses. The duckling is still alive in the egg!! Hoping that it makes it through the night!
Wow! Maybe it's a survivor!
I'm Here. OMG let me see whats going on
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