Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[Lacrystol]

Its been a really stressful week.. ducklings started hatching and I'm down to 2 from 6. One just made it out after 3 days of struggling but the cord was still attached



and the other one has internally pipped but thats it. It is now day 37. The duckling that hatched has torn off its umbilical cord



and my boyfriend is on his way home with some iodine to help prevent infection, but my hopes are not high for this one as every chick I've had hatch like this has eventually died

This is my first time incubating duck eggs and I think from now on I'll leave it to the ducks.

Anyone have advice on anything else I can do to try to save this little guy??

Looks like someone pealed him out to soon

 

[Lacrystol]

Started giving it some water with probiotics and electrolytes and it perked up right away! Still weak, but its now trying to get up on it's feet *fingers crossed*

GOOD JOB

 

[Lacrystol]

Started giving it some water with probiotics and electrolytes and it perked up right away! Still weak, but its now trying to get up on it's feet *fingers crossed*

Your probiotics and electrolytes, is PERFECT, that has all that he needs

 

[Lacrystol]

I taped the eggs to the turner like your site shows and there's two little bubbas growing out of the four eggs there were. I'm not overly confident as a silky started sitting on them then the mumma duck took over, then they shared, then they were moved. And so on and so on...
Time will tell!
I hope your little guy absorbed in time
And most importantly, I hope all goes well for hubby and his recovery is speedy

My little guy didn't make it and there really wasn't any way he could, since I had to leave and we spent the weekend up at the hotel. You could have actually left the eggs, it's OK if they chicken sits on them or the duck...

 

[Lacrystol]

I taped the eggs to the turner like your site shows and there's two little bubbas growing out of the four eggs there were. I'm not overly confident as a silky started sitting on them then the mumma duck took over, then they shared, then they were moved. And so on and so on...
Time will tell!
I hope your little guy absorbed in time
And most importantly, I hope all goes well for hubby and his recovery is speedy

give them about 5 to 6 days before you candle them, Duck eggs need more time since they take longer.

 

[Lacrystol]

Update: got little ducky the nutri-drench and it helped tremendously! After giving that yesterday and feeding/ by hand, this morning he was up and walking around the bator (still a little wobbly).. his belly button is dried up, so I moved him to the brooder and first thing he did was take a few drinks on his own and then snuggled with his horsey. Things are looking up for little guy

Good deal I love poultry drench for ducks, not so impressive with chickens, but your could have stuck with the probotics and electrolytes, you would have gotten the same results..

 

[Lacrystol]

Second egg started hatching more last night, I was confident that it was going to be fine on its own, but I just checked on it after no progress and found that it was stuck in the membrane and some really hard dried amber goo..
So, I started to assist it, got halfway down the egg when I found veins and saw this one also has to finish absorbing the yolk

I raised the humidity to 70/80 and put it in a cup. Hopefully I'll have just as good, if not better luck with this one. My other one needs a buddy!

He is REALLY STICKY/.//////

 

[Lacrystol]

I know it's not incubation related but after the mammoth failure I had with my first incubation, I am super proud of my little girl! Yesterday afternoon she successfully hatched 5 out of the 6 eggs she was on. She is extremely chuffued with herself and is being an amazing mummy

OMG, look at those adorable little fur balls. LOL

 

[Lacrystol]

Looks like someone pealed him out to soon

Looks like the little guy is doing better.

 

[kristinn]

He is REALLY STICKY/.//////

Yes I didnt keep him in there long. It ended up tearing free of its cord (there wasnt really any yolk left anyway) so I rinsed it off and stuck it back in the bator. Has a swollen abdomen so I'm giving it the same treatment as the first one, seems like it will make it too!