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I had read something about fluid that can harden and make it hard for them to move around .. he’s drying slowly I think though - is this his naval and does that look normal - should I do something?

I did just that and woke up about 30mins ago and he had pushed his way out while I rested and was laying on the other side of the bator. There was some amberish liquid on the paper towel he was on but I said hello to him and he opened his eyes big and started chirping. He couldn’t have been out...

UPDATE: As we were approaching over 48 hrs with no progress but still chirping and fighting to escape, I used warm water and coconut oil to soften the rest of the membrane (discovered his wing was stuck). I then candled to make sure I wasn’t disrupting any vessels and I tugged his little head...

Ok so now he has wiggled through the membrane and is fighting to get out but all that’s out is his bill and foot (which is over his head) what do I do??? His feathers are starting to dry out and there’s not enough membrane for me to moisten anymore — PLEASE HELP!!

Is his positioning wrong?

Great! Thank you so much!

Is it normal for the beak to make almost a chewing motion regularly? I know yawning means absorbing yolk sac - does the rapid beak chewing motion mean the same?

With coconut oil on it or just use to separate?

it’s very lively and blinks and chirps when I talk to him through the bator and wiggles around when he’s not resting.

Hi!! Thank you! I moistened with coconut oil. Temp is bouncing between 99-100 and humidity is staying between 62-67. Is this ok?

Humidity has remained between 65-72 and temp at 99-100.

Brand new here - been using this site religiously for my duck eggs I’ve been bating for weeks. long story short .. duckling internally pipped somewhere between 1am-10am yesterday. Making 10am this morning 24hrs. We had two casualties yesterday - one died due to no air and when helping the...