- Jul 29, 2011
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Hello,
1 have 4 eggs, yet only three are fertile, but the duck hen is dead as a sly fox got her
.
Now i have one egg about to hatch but problems have arose and i feel the duckling is struggling to hatch or free itself.
Please any advice would be grateful
I need some help from where to go now. sorry for my terrible inexperience
Day 26 -27, day and half ago i heard the duckling pipping so, i left the duckling to try create any bumps or small hole.
When i woke this morning, the duck was chirping and pipping (slowly) away , It stopped around afternoon and still nothing , slight movement but thats all.
I am worried cause i think the duckling might be upside down and pipping at the small end of the egg.
so.
I cracked the wide end of the egg off to help it breathe perhaps where the egg sack is.
There is a bit of yellow spots (could be the yolk or feathers? not sure.),But no leaking blood.
I think i see the knees of the duckling sticking out.
I fear the umbilical cord is at the air sac end, but not too sure?
I placed some q tips with warm water on top of the white rubbery membrane and , it became see through- ish small blood vessels visible with blood , and one larger blood vessel which i think might be the chord.
I uploaded some picks.
image 1
image 2
image 3
image 4
3-4 hours later
Wet membrane with small blood vessels
image 5
image 6
My own judgment is not enough,
I tried to help it but could be doing more damage.
My question is Can somebody perhaps discuss with me what should i do next.
1 have 4 eggs, yet only three are fertile, but the duck hen is dead as a sly fox got her
Now i have one egg about to hatch but problems have arose and i feel the duckling is struggling to hatch or free itself.
Please any advice would be grateful
I need some help from where to go now. sorry for my terrible inexperience
Day 26 -27, day and half ago i heard the duckling pipping so, i left the duckling to try create any bumps or small hole.
When i woke this morning, the duck was chirping and pipping (slowly) away , It stopped around afternoon and still nothing , slight movement but thats all.
I am worried cause i think the duckling might be upside down and pipping at the small end of the egg.
so.
I cracked the wide end of the egg off to help it breathe perhaps where the egg sack is.
There is a bit of yellow spots (could be the yolk or feathers? not sure.),But no leaking blood.
I think i see the knees of the duckling sticking out.
I fear the umbilical cord is at the air sac end, but not too sure?
I placed some q tips with warm water on top of the white rubbery membrane and , it became see through- ish small blood vessels visible with blood , and one larger blood vessel which i think might be the chord.
I uploaded some picks.
image 1
image 2
image 3
image 4
3-4 hours later
Wet membrane with small blood vessels
image 5
image 6
My own judgment is not enough,
I tried to help it but could be doing more damage.
My question is Can somebody perhaps discuss with me what should i do next.
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