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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    Sooo, last night was a long night. She seemed to be stuck even after I made it easier for her to hatch. I left her in a high humidity incubator for a solid 12 hours to see if nature would take its course, but no such luck. I noticed that the membrane started to dry into that hard amber-like goo...
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    So this is where we are now. 50 hours since external pip. She's been like this all day and I'm worried that she might be distressed while I am asleep. How does she look to all of you?
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    The humidity is probably pretty high. I am using a brinsea mini so it doesn't tell me what the humidity is, but there is condensation on the inside. Here's a video of what the duckling looks like. Her breathing seems awfully rapid.
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    If I see the internal membrane get dry, should I moisturize?
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    Also, she (had) been pipped externally for 40 hours with no progress. The only other time I've seen that, the duckling ended up dead. Did I make a mistake in helping her a bit?
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    So just keep the membrane moist and then let her do the rest?
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    Here's the update. I've kept the membrane intact and have been moistening it. This little duck seems to have everything she needs to hatch.
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    So you think I should intervene at this stage, then? The blood vessels scare me.
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    Urgent: Does this duckling look distressed?

    Hi all, I've got a few muscovy eggs that are on day 32, one of which has been externally pipped for 40 hours. She hasn't made any progress in a long while, and on a previous hatch, I lost a duckling in similar circumstances. I peeled back the shell a bit so that she could help herself hatch...
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    Duck tumor? Infected feather cyst? Pics inside.

    One of the wild ducks that likes to visit my flock has a nasty looking cyst or tumor growing out ofher head. Any idea what it might be. It flops around and is attached by only a small strip of flesh, but she's had it for months and it's getting bigger and nastier looking. [/IMG]
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    Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

    I'd get it taped ASAP, but I might head to a vet to do it in case there is a break. I wouldn't leave it like that.
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    Teaching a duckling not to bite.

    You'll never get it to stop, in my experience, but as it gets older, it won't hurt. Remember that like most babies, ducklings explore things with their mouths, so you really just have to wait for them to get a bit older. My 15-month old duck likes to lightly nibble on me but it just tickles...
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    my ducks have stopped swimming

    They'll go back in eventually. You could also try picking one of them up and placing it in the pool and standing there with it so as to demonstrate that it's safe, but they are ducks, and ducks will always go back to the water.
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    My champion pekin has somthing wrong with his foot please help!!!

    Pictures please?
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    Anyone have experience with prolapsed cloacae?

    Hi everyone, I have a 15-month old muscovy female who has a partially prolapsed cloaca. I'm not terribly worried about it as she's at the vet getting treatment, but I would like to hear from others who have had ducks that have suffered from the same condition. How did everything end up working...
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