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    Advice needed - Hatching duck eggs may be in distress?

    Hiya guys so quick update, the one that my duck hatched sadly died, however I dont think it absorbed all its yolk sac as it was very weak when I found it, so as much as I tried to keep it alive I expected that anyway. I read somewhere about ducks killing their hatchlings and in hindsight I...
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    Advice needed - Hatching duck eggs may be in distress?

    Update - Duck with the larger holed egg started gasping despite full acess to air, so I made the decision to chip off bits of the shell a little at a time and eventually it managed to wiggle out. Looking at the egg shell, the entire membrane was drying despit my effort, so im glad i acted when I...
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    Advice needed - Hatching duck eggs may be in distress?

    Thanks for the advice, ill try the coconut oil, how would you recomend actually applying it? I do think that the one with the bigger hole pipped but got stepped on because there are quite a few cracks. I do think he has his foot stuck. If he hasnt improved, and I need to help what do you...
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    Advice needed - Hatching duck eggs may be in distress?

    They both made the holes themselves, I dont think the one with the bigger hole started to zip because the shell it had got to was just a mangled circle, making me think mum stepped on it. The duck sitting is about 11/2 and she has 8 of her own and 2 she stole from my other duck. These eggs are...
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    Advice needed - Hatching duck eggs may be in distress?

    Hiya guys, my duck has been sitting on some eggs and they have started to hatch, so far one sucessful but two others I think need help. This one started hatching over night but I think might be shrink wrapping, that bit of membrane at the front keeps getting stuck to its beak but still has lots...
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