AmyA248
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- Jun 20, 2022
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Hi everyone,
I honestly believe Iām cursed!
I learned my lesson and DID NOT intervene this time except for a safety hole.
My duckling internally piped and made no progress for over 48 hours, so I made a tiny safety hole and 48 hours later she zipped and hatched halfway out. She was 5 days early.
I quickly grabbed her and saw that her yolk sac is still intact and quite full with some fluid around it. So I immediately put her in a little cup with a paper towel and left her bottom in the egg and put her back in the incubator.
Sheās small and weak and of course Iām heartbroken because this has happened before and I lost 2 due to this issue and 2 others made it.
I absolutely cannot figure out what Iām doing wrong! My incubator is calibrated, the temperature and humidity is stable and I have the incubator right in my living room so someoneās always there to keep watch.
I feel like a complete failure even though I try to do everything by the book.
Iāve made many mistakes by assisting too early due to my nerves, but this time I did not intervene.
They are Muscovyās and take 38 days to hatch, but this little one was malpositioned and wanted OUT!
I know sheās not going to survive, I just feel it because sheās so tiny!
It breaks my heart every time I lose one because I always feel like there is something more I can do or what I did wrong.
Am I doing the right thing by putting her in a cup and making her comfortable or is there anything else I can do to save her?
And does anyone know why this keeps happening to us?
We love our ducks and it devastates us each time we lose one.
Should I have her with me and talk to her and comfort her so sheās not afraid and alone? Or should I keep her in the incubator to likely die alone?
Kindly,
Amy
I honestly believe Iām cursed!
I learned my lesson and DID NOT intervene this time except for a safety hole.
My duckling internally piped and made no progress for over 48 hours, so I made a tiny safety hole and 48 hours later she zipped and hatched halfway out. She was 5 days early.
I quickly grabbed her and saw that her yolk sac is still intact and quite full with some fluid around it. So I immediately put her in a little cup with a paper towel and left her bottom in the egg and put her back in the incubator.
Sheās small and weak and of course Iām heartbroken because this has happened before and I lost 2 due to this issue and 2 others made it.
I absolutely cannot figure out what Iām doing wrong! My incubator is calibrated, the temperature and humidity is stable and I have the incubator right in my living room so someoneās always there to keep watch.
I feel like a complete failure even though I try to do everything by the book.
Iāve made many mistakes by assisting too early due to my nerves, but this time I did not intervene.
They are Muscovyās and take 38 days to hatch, but this little one was malpositioned and wanted OUT!
I know sheās not going to survive, I just feel it because sheās so tiny!
It breaks my heart every time I lose one because I always feel like there is something more I can do or what I did wrong.
Am I doing the right thing by putting her in a cup and making her comfortable or is there anything else I can do to save her?
And does anyone know why this keeps happening to us?
We love our ducks and it devastates us each time we lose one.
Should I have her with me and talk to her and comfort her so sheās not afraid and alone? Or should I keep her in the incubator to likely die alone?
Kindly,
Amy