Skipper Carnes
Chirping
- Feb 16, 2023
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Yes. If they are that late and the majority of her ducklings in the eggs have already died, the only way to give the others a chance is to hatch for them. The fat side of the egg is called the air cell. In and on the air cell is no blood vessels, so many find this a great place to start an assisted hatch. With your finger nails, you apply a small amount of pressure to the eggs shell until the egg shell brakes. You peel of the shell and then you will see the membrane. The membrane. You wet the membrane and then peel it off gently. After the aircell is gone and the duck is visible, the duck will be able to breathe better while you finish the assisted hatch. There is a lot to it, and it takes some time and focus. Last hatch, even though the temp and humidity was perfect, half of our eggs died between lockdown and hatch date, and the other half we had to assist with hatching. Incubators are rarely successful. We have found much better results and hatch rates with broody mother hens.You assist even if no internal pipping yet? @Skipper Carnes