good news. he perked up over night but I left the house at 4:30 so I turned down the incubator to 95* and left him in there til early afternoon. He/she is now in with his siblings and doing great. I'm so thankful for the responses I received and a duck life was definitely saved! I will be...
He's out of the shell and the yolk has been absorbed but he is very weak and wants to lay on his side. I still have him in the incubator but lowered the temp to 96.8 right now. He chirps a little when I do and won't open his eyes much. I think his body looks a little bloated. The other 2 are...
The little guy is still struggling to survive. The yolk sac isn't fully absorbed. I've been giving him drops of water, trying to keep him hydrated. Very weak though. The yolk sac doesn't seem to have changed throughout the day. Any thoughts or advice?
Thank you. I was going to ask about keeping the membrane moist. I've been putting coconut oil on it. I haven't seen a yawn but moves it's beak some which may be chewing. It also starts chirping every so often.
1st time. Exciting but very stressful. On the job training. The duckling in the incubator seems to be moving a little more. Still showing some veins and a little yolk. The 2 seem to be doing good. I haven't seen them eat on their own but my daughter has. I let them play in the water for 5...
I also peeled back about 1/3 of the shell and exposed the inner membrane. There are still veins showing so it's back in the incubator. I think it's legs are over it's head. The only thing I can make out for sure is it's beak which is sticking through the only small hole in the inner membrane...
I'm new to the site and need help quickly on incubating duck eggs. I incubated 3 abandoned wood duck eggs. 2 have hatched, 1 each of the last 2 days. The last egg has movement inside but no pipping. The air pocket inside has grown to half the size of the egg. I feel that the duckling is running...
I'm new to the site and need help with my wood duck eggs. I incubated 3 abandoned wood duck eggs. 2 have hatched, the first one was Monday morning and the second hatched yesterday morning. The last egg has movement inside but no pipping. The air sack at top has taken up half the egg. Should I...