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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    I was thinking it would be awhile before this little one had any friends; I plan on getting it a stuffed animal soon. I don't think it's weird that you talk to your animals! I always talk to mine :) Thanks again for all your help!
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Yes, it's doing quite well!! I'm still apply bacitracin to its navel area considering this is what it looked like. I feel bad because I don't want to introduce my two other ducklings until this one is completely healed, but this one is so lonely!! Whenever I walk out of the room he squeaks...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Thanks, I think we are doing much better! And thanks again for all your help!!! There is a HUGE difference since this morning. I ended up cutting the cord that was still attached because the duckling kept trying to kick it off and I was afraid that it would rupture. Since there was some navel...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    The membrane was definitely dry, bother inner and outer, and would have remained that way had I not lathered it up with bacitracin. I am confident that if I hadn't intervened this duckling wouldn't have made it out of the shell. S1ilkieGirl99 thank you so much for all your help and support. At 6...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Did the chick do that all on its own? I didn't hatch the other ducklings; I bought them out of despair due to the horrible condition my shipped eggs arrived in. I I'm still worried that if I begin tearing away at the inner membrane that the yolk hasn't been fully absorbed. I picked more of the...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Thanks! I have a couple of Rouen ducklings that are almost ready to go outside. I was considering getting more hatching eggs but after this ordeal I'm not so sure. I just don't understand what I did wrong. When I get home from work in a few hours I plan on finishing the sipping around the egg...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Thank you so much for all the advice! Currently I have removed the shell and outer membrane and the beak is poking through. I have put bacitracin on the inner membrane to keep it moist. I put it back in the incubator because I am worried about shrink wrapping. I feel at this point I should just...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Thanks! So I exposed more of the external pip that the duckling had already made, but the membrane is so dry. I don't know if it will ever make it out on its own. I tried to wet it a little bit, but it doesn't stay moist. I'm worried that if I apply too much water it will drown. On a lighter...
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    Thank you so much for your reply! As you can tell I'm kind of freaking out here! I will post a pic shortly. What do I make a slit with?
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    Dry membrane is it time to intervene???!!

    I'm on day 28 of the only Ancona duck egg that made it out of six shipped eggs. The duckling has cracked the external shell (more than 24 hours ago) but the internal membrane appears too dry and it has not made its own hole. The humidity has been about 80% and temps between 98.5 to 99. I can...
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    Help!

    Good point! Thanks!
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    Help!

    Thanks, I forgot to mention today is day seven... I guess I'll just check it again on day 10. I'm just worried that if it is bad that it might explode :(
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    Help!

    Thanks for your reply! I read a lot about turning and not turning shipped eggs; I thought three days might be enough time to sit, but perhaps not...
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    Help!

    Hello everyone, I am a newbie to hatching eggs. I ordered 6 Ancona eggs online; 1 arrived broken, 3 were severely scrambled, and 2 seemed ok. I decided to put the remaining 5 in the incubator to see what would happen. I let them sit, kept them pointy end down, the temps and humidity have been...
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