911 Emergency!!! Partially hatched premature duckling

[wolfinator]

Good idea lol. I’m praying it’ll all work out for you!

I remembered reading of other women doing it in same situation.

 

[Dr Evy]

I remembered reading of other women doing it in same situation.

Yeah I’ve read about it too. I wanted to try it at first but then I realized I roll too much in my sleep soooo… not a good idea for me. Great job remembering it in the moment though.

 

[BuffyOrpha]

My hen was sitting on duck and chicken eggs. A chick hatched but ducks have til 6/9, 6/10. She kicked the other unhatched eggs out crushing one. I thought it were dead but the duckling moved. Fortunately I have a broody duck now and placed the other eggs under her but this one had a broken shell and has its bill sticking through. I need help on how to try and save the baby. I have an incubator but its in Celsius which I'm old school and never learned it. What temperature should I put it on? Anything someone can tell me is helpful at this point.

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Thanks in advance!

Keep him in the incubator make sure it has a high humidity because you don't want the shell to get stock to it. If its moving a lot you can help it by making a little Crack on the egg where its beak is, so it could breath and start pecking the shell

 

[wolfinator]

The humidity must be coming up, the dome is fogging up.

 

[Flutterbudget]

This happened to me with the membrane on my duck eggs! To prevent it from drying out put some olive oil onto it

 

[wolfinator]

Keep him in the incubator make sure it has a high humidity because you don't want the shell to get stock to it. If its moving a lot you can help it by making a little Crack on the egg where its beak is, so it could breath and start pecking the shell

A good 1/3 of the shell is gone, it was broken that much. Its bill is sticking through and it's moving some at times. I can see a few sleepless nights coming.

 

[wolfinator]

This happened to me with the membrane on my duck eggs! To prevent it from drying out put some olive oil onto it

I don't keep it around, I'm allergic to olives.

 

[Flutterbudget]

Oh gee . I was waking up every half hour to put a little water on to keep it moist until I read here on a thread that oil works for a longer period of time. Surely sunflower oil or an alternative would suffice?

 

[wolfinator]

Oh gee . I was waking up every half hour to put a little water on to keep it moist until I read here on a thread that oil works for a longer period of time. Surely sunflower oil or an alternative would suffice?

I only have vegetable oil, I'll try it.

I put it all over the exposed membrane. It's breathing on its own.

I'm hoping this is a girl, if so, I'm keeping. I was hatching the ducks to sell.

 

[Flutterbudget]

That looks so much better! Exactly like mine and once I used the oil it was plain sailing from there fingers crossed for you! I remember how nervous I was but it’s just a patience thing. It definitely won’t shrink wrap now with the extra moisture of the oil