I NEED HELP ASAP

[rocki769]

. I have a duckling that started hatching 5 days early and I'm stressing out. He's still in the egg but he's got the shell off the top where the air sack would be. He's also broken though part of the membrane. He hasn't absorbed all of the yolk and there is blood coming out of the egg. I have him wrapped in a warm paper towel under a heat lamp and I keep the remaining part of the membrane moist like most people say. But he's fighting the egg and wants out. I don't know what to do and I don't wanna lose him because he's the only one I have left. His breathing is really slow but he keeps kicking around. He chirps every once and awhile but mostly he's just trying to get out He's having trouble and the membrane is tearing, causing blood to spill out of the egg. Should i help him out? I don't know what to do. He started hatching last night and he made it through but he cried all night long. Is that a good sign?

PLEASE HELP I DO NOT WANNA LOSE THIS BABY

 

[casportpony]

Even taping the feet can make it hard for them to walk, and it's much harder when you hobble legs and tape feet. When I do both I make them a sling or I have them in a a "nest" for about 24 hours. Here is a sling/chair I think is quite clever.

-Kathy

 

[Miss Lydia]

Lets get @casportpony here if she is still on, My own opinion is if there is any yolk he should stay in. But I don't hatch in a bator I let my girls do it, Also @Lacrystol is an experienced hatcher

@Pyxis is experienced.

 

[WVduckchick]

This works for ducks too. I use the "paper" type medical tape, but masking tape works too.
You did great, by the way!

Also, if you could maybe hold him up, and let his legs dangle, and take a pic, we could get a better look at what might be going on.

 

[drumstick diva]

I sent Miss Lydia a pm in your behalf but, she is currently off line.

Thank you very much WVduckchick for your photos and advice. I am learning something too, thanks to you.

 

[N F C]

You're going to have to come up with a really tough name for that little fighter. Rambo maybe?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How about Attila

Or Hun. Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[chickmomma03]

I like Titus or maybe Hercules!

Hercules is cute! Or Poseidon! Since he's a duck and he is gonna be in the water. Or Zeus
Poseidon and Zeus are good ones too! Xena is another, a greek warrior!

 

[casportpony]

After taping:




-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Two days later:


-Kathy