Recent content by Shellchick

I'd use old towel or old cloth for now till the bubble yoke goes away. News paper is not good for lil one ink plus possible cuts to thin skin. I use an old blanket for the first few days till they get walking down and no umbilical cord. I got one right now that is doing the same thing with huge...

Or just take out the oyster shell?

K so I need to change their food for hatching purposes?

Only have 2 ducks one boy one girl. Plenty of chickens and they don't have that problem.

Yes I have a little oyster shell in my laying feed as I was suggested to because my chickens started eating eggs

Like the baby duck can break the egg shell but not the membrane. None of my baby ducks will hatch alone because the membrane is like a thick almost elastic/ paper. They break the shell then the membrane shrink wraps with no holes. I have actually tried to save a few and I have to use micro...

My duck has really think membranes in all her eggs and extremely tough shells. She's a Peking. Is that normal? Hard for even me to break open one let alone a baby duck hatching.

Just happens sometimes.

Need help dont know what to do.... possible emergency idk. Day 2 since he chipped the egg now doesnt have a whole section of shell but the membrane is fully intact micro veins not many decent looking ones.... scared.