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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    Humidity is hard to keep the same but it's always between 68-70% when I check on it.
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    Update: I just checked in on him and he has moved on to a better place. My focus has shifted to the other 2 eggs but I put them back in the incubator as they have not hatched yet just externally pipped. Hopefully they do much better. I'm quite disappointed with my first try.
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    Here is an updated pic of the little guy.
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    He hasn't been able to stand yet nor eat/drink obviously. His sac is absorbing but the end of it has blackened and I don't want the decay to be absorbed. Will it fall off or should I tie it?
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    Staggers are about 10 days a part. They say I can only store eggs about 7-10 days. A few minutes after writing my last post I heard him being extra active and loud. Walked in and he had hatched himself out. But now I'm dealing with like a hernia or unabsorbed yolk sac? I can't be sure.
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    Is this Hernia or Unabsorbed Sac?

    How do you euthanize?
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    New Chic On The Block

    Thanks guys!
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    Is this Hernia or Unabsorbed Sac?

    Thanks, I do have Iodine. I've put neosporin on it to ward off bacteria for now. Hoping that keeps it clean. Had to place him on paper towel because the wood chips were sticking to him. He's chirping just fine and his legs are moving like a motor boat. Im worried he's gonna do more damage...
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    Is this Hernia or Unabsorbed Sac?

    So I had a problem with my first batch of ducklings I'm trying to hatch https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1143571/help-assisted-hatching#post_17805464 And one of the chicks suffered pretty bad damage to his shell. I helped him a little after he piped and although I think assistance was...
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    New Chic On The Block

    Hey all! My name is Nikki and I joined BYC yesterday under what it seems like emergency circumstances for my first batch of ducklings I'm trying to hatch. Not too happy about that. Anyways this is the introduction section so I'll stick to the topic at hand. I'm 23 and a recent graduate of...
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    @Pyxis To be quite frank I didn't want to hatch them in the brooder. A friend told me it was better that way and against my gut feeling and judgement I ended up taking them out. As soon as I did everything went wrong so the other batches WILL remain in the incubator until they're supposed to...
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    HELP! Assisted Hatching?

    I've decided to hatch out some pekin ducklings. My first batch is due the 29th (yesterday) and although I'm a patient person and fully aware they take a few days extra on occasion. I did have a mishap. I've moved the eggs so that they hatch in a brooder. I have several batches in an incubator...
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