Day 30.. For Ducks.. Help(ASAP)UPDATE: Bottom of 1st page. HELP!

[duckling 1234]

All of my eggs have hatched, or so I thought. There is 2 that I thought not viable, but when I went to take them out, 1 peeped! So should I help it hatch, or do nothing? It hasn't pipped yet and I don't know if it will.

 

[19hhbelgian]

If you can hear it peeping, it's pipped internally. I personally would be prone to making a small hole in the top of the egg (small meaning very small) to let more air in so the duckling doesn't suffocate. There are lots of people who would tell you not to interfere, but I'm not one of them. Make the small hole, and then give him more time to hatch out on his own. If nothing happens, then you have to start helping them to actually hatch out. I have 1 silkie duckling that is thriving because I helped him. If I wouldn't have helped, Karat wouldn't be here. To me it's worth it.

 

[SarahFair]

Once I tried to help (but im sure the chick was already dead) and blood started coming out everwhere...
Turns out I poked the chick just a TAD and it bled profusely.

 

[Sweetfolly]

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Sounds like maybe you tore a bit of the membrane, which contains active blood vessels that are still attached to the chick/duckling.

I had to help a duckling out of the shell last week. He'd internally pipped four days before, made one tiny pip in the shell, and then made no progress at all. His hatch-mates had all been finished for almost two days. It took all day of wetting down the membrane, chipping away bits of shell, being very careful not to tear the membrane, as it still had a little network of blood vessels in it, before the blood vessels finally dried off/were absorbed, and I was able to tear some of the membrane away without causing the duckling to hemorrhage and bleed out. Once the duckling was able to get its head out, I wrapped the egg in a warm washcloth in the incubator and let him finish hatching. He's a bit small, but thriving today!

 

[Brickman House]

I had the exact same experience as Annarie. Internal pip four days before, small external pip, hatchmates all done for days. Was about to pitch the remaining eggs and clean out the incubator when I heard a peep.

We took off the the top of the egg, peeled a bit of the shell until we got blood, and just put it back in the incubator, figuring what would happen, would happen. To our shock, it hatched that night. Smaller than the others, but doing well so far!




Quote:
Sounds like maybe you tore a bit of the membrane, which contains active blood vessels that are still attached to the chick/duckling.

I had to help a duckling out of the shell last week. He'd internally pipped four days before, made one tiny pip in the shell, and then made no progress at all. His hatch-mates had all been finished for almost two days. It took all day of wetting down the membrane, chipping away bits of shell, being very careful not to tear the membrane, as it still had a little network of blood vessels in it, before the blood vessels finally dried off/were absorbed, and I was able to tear some of the membrane away without causing the duckling to hemorrhage and bleed out. Once the duckling was able to get its head out, I wrapped the egg in a warm washcloth in the incubator and let him finish hatching. He's a bit small, but thriving today!

 

[mitch324]

I know the correct answer is to wait and see what happens but I would have a hard time by day 30. I would poke a tiny hole above the air cell and wait.

If you are going to do any helping make sure you have enough humidity so it doesn't get shrink wrapped.

 

[duckling 1234]

Ok so I poked a little hole in it.... It wasn't doing anything so I decided to start helping it out. I peeled the membrane back REALLY slowly. There was a little blood that I saw, so I put it back in the 'bator with a warm wash cloth over it. Is there anything else that I can do? Please help me! It's driving me mad!!!!