TerriJeanious
In the Brooder
- Jul 2, 2020
- 10
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Hi,
I have a sick duckling that hatched 6/26. Originally my hatch started as a rescue from a nest that my hen stopped sitting on. 1 hatched first, then 1 day later 1 more, then a couple days later 2 more. This little guy was my last egg in the incubator and I was expecting him to come along after the others. After a day I grabbed out the 2 hatched ducklings and added warm water on a napkin in a cup to keep humidity up. I noticed at that time a chip in the egg and that I could see the membrane but there was no hole through. I wasn’t sure if it happened from the others bumbling around or if it had pipped. I waited until the next day and there was no progress so I opened up the membrane and could see the beak. I waited until that night and there had been no progress so I started helping a bit. The next morning it was the same I could see it moving but no more progress. I helped a bit more and left in. By the evening all he had to do was push the 2 halves of shell apart. Once it did I noticed the yolk was not absorbed... I helped too early. I left it in a small bowl lined with cloth. The next day I removed the cord and shell that was still attached. At that time it wanted to move around so I moved it into a clean incubator lined with a towel. Offered water, electrolytes, and starter feed with water, and sprinkled some feed around.
It’s now a few days later and the little guy is eating, drinking and getting around well, but yesterday developed a sneeze, drippy nares(nose holes) and is breathing from his mouth. I have Baytril 2% and am wondering if this is the correct course?
I have a sick duckling that hatched 6/26. Originally my hatch started as a rescue from a nest that my hen stopped sitting on. 1 hatched first, then 1 day later 1 more, then a couple days later 2 more. This little guy was my last egg in the incubator and I was expecting him to come along after the others. After a day I grabbed out the 2 hatched ducklings and added warm water on a napkin in a cup to keep humidity up. I noticed at that time a chip in the egg and that I could see the membrane but there was no hole through. I wasn’t sure if it happened from the others bumbling around or if it had pipped. I waited until the next day and there was no progress so I opened up the membrane and could see the beak. I waited until that night and there had been no progress so I started helping a bit. The next morning it was the same I could see it moving but no more progress. I helped a bit more and left in. By the evening all he had to do was push the 2 halves of shell apart. Once it did I noticed the yolk was not absorbed... I helped too early. I left it in a small bowl lined with cloth. The next day I removed the cord and shell that was still attached. At that time it wanted to move around so I moved it into a clean incubator lined with a towel. Offered water, electrolytes, and starter feed with water, and sprinkled some feed around.
It’s now a few days later and the little guy is eating, drinking and getting around well, but yesterday developed a sneeze, drippy nares(nose holes) and is breathing from his mouth. I have Baytril 2% and am wondering if this is the correct course?
