5 DAY EARLY DUCKLING

[rocki769]

I will! He's a mallard crossed with a black east indie runner. Do you know how to sex ducklings? Or is it kinda just a waiting game? @Pyxis

 

[Pyxis]

I do, but it's a procedure that involves looking in the vent to see the sex organs, and if done wrong can hurt the baby so it's a delicate procedure. Other than that, all you can do is wait

 

[Lacrystol]

Is there a way to pull his head out? He's starting to fuss again and he's got this yellow liquid around his face.Almost like a jelly. I don't want to damage anything but he's swallowing some of the liquid. I don't know if that's normal or not @Pyxis

He's a STICKY duck

 

[Lacrystol]

Is there a way to pull his head out? He's starting to fuss again and he's got this yellow liquid around his face.Almost like a jelly. I don't want to damage anything but he's swallowing some of the liquid. I don't know if that's normal or not @Pyxis

No it's not normal, you need to get a qtip and clean around his face, nostrils, and under his neck, you basicially have to dry him up.

 

[Lacrystol]

@Pyxis the duckling is doing great! I was so afraid he wasn't gonna make it through the night but he looks great today. It kinda looks like he's absorbed most of the yolk. I have him wrapped in a wet cloth in the incubator. I'm gonna put him in the ziplock bag before I leave to go to school because I don't want him to be a little turd when I'm not home. But I think he's gonna make it! He's chirping and he's bright eyed. He's breathing ok.
Thank you for all of your help. I will keep you updated on his progress as time goes. If I have another issue with him ill be sure to write to you!!
Thanks!

ZIP LOCK BAG??

 

[Lacrystol]

My best suggestion would have been to place him in a cup, you put paper towels in a cup and set him in it. Once he absorbs, he will try to get out of the cup, BOOM, success. if he just sits there then he's not ready.

Right now, he needs pressure up against his navel area, the cup will help with applying the necessary pressure that he will need to absorb. I wouldn't suggest any wet paper towels or anything. He'll need LOts of cleaning because he is gooy.



Here's an EXAMPLE';






It works like a CHARM.

 

[Pyxis]

ZIP LOCK BAG?? 

You seem a bit concerned, have you read up until this point and seen the photo in my first post about the bag and how you use it? OP didn't want to take the duckling out of the shell because he still had active blood vessels in his membrane and pulling him out would have ruptured them and caused a bleed out. She's waiting for everything to absorb before getting him out of the shell. She's just wrapping some wet paper towels around the shell to keep everything moist and keep the yolk from drying out. Then she slides the duckling into a ziploc and pulls his head out of one corner (so he can breathe of course) and then seals the bag to keep the moisture in so the yolk can't dry out before the duckling can get it absorbed. Just to ease your mind a bit, check the picture in the first post. No one's tossing a duckling in a zip lock bag with no holes or anything like that

The cup is a cool idea, I'm going to remember that if I ever need it.

 

[Lacrystol]

You seem a bit concerned, have you read up until this point and seen the photo in my first post about the bag and how you use it? OP didn't want to take the duckling out of the shell because he still had active blood vessels in his membrane and pulling him out would have ruptured them and caused a bleed out. Just to ease your mind a bit, check the picture in the first post. No one's tossing a duckling in a zip lock bag with no holes or anything like that

The cup is a cool idea, I'm going to remember that if I ever need it.

YES, I had to go back and read it, I was like WHAT NO WAY. WHOLLY molie. LOL. That's a cool Idea and I bet it would worked GREAT with very very sticky babies, I am going to have to experiement with it, because you see when they get sticky, the best thing to do is to get them as clean as possible then you need to increase that humidity around 75-80 to loosen up that gooy stuff and with you zip lock bag idea, you could create TONS of liquids to loosen up the gooy stuff so that it drains out and the little guy can absorb. But until I actually try it, it's going to be interesting to see if it works..

I have used the cup many many times but if they are sticky, it's a challenge because you have to get the gooy stuff out without harming the baby...With the Cup idea, you don't need there heads out, you just need them in an upright position so that pressure is applied to there naval area, the tricky part is they have to make noise. but the basic concept is to help PUSH there yolk up in them without causing harm. You need them to ABSORB fast, the longer they don't the LIKELY they are to get a bacterial infection..

 

[Pyxis]

Good to know! Luckily OP says this baby is looking really good now, almost done absorbing. I bet when she gets back from school it'll be time to try to get him all unstuck and out.

 

[Lacrystol]

Good to know! Luckily OP says this baby is looking really good now, almost done absorbing. I bet when she gets back from school it'll be time to try to get him all unstuck and out.

CROSSING fingers but I think he may need more time.. Ducks are slow. LOL