Duck egg hatching issue

[amandadvd]

I know this is a chicken site but I’m hoping some of you have experience with ducks. I hatched several eggs from my incubator this week and two of them hatched right on time on day 28. There was one egg I still thought potentially viable and I gave it an extra two days in the incubator putting it at 30 days. I know that nearly all duck eggs hatch at 28 days or so except for Muskovy but I don’t have any female Muskovy ducks. I waited an extra couple of days and figured this was a dud but before I tossed it I did tap the shell open to see what the issue was. Halfway through I heard a chirp. At this point there was no going back. I carefully extracted the duckling ( no bleeding occurred) from the egg but I’m not sure if it’s going to make it. It is breathing and is slightly moving but it looks like it has a ways to go. Take a look at the picture and let me know if you think this little bugger stands a chance. It’s abdomen is very swollen and I made sure I kept all of the goo along with the duckling and have it wrapped in white paper towel and back in the incubator. It’s been in there all day and still hanging in there. It doesn’t look like it’s completely developed but I’m hoping someone has had a similar experience and can give me some advice. I am so sad for this baby.

 

[nchls school]

I know this is a chicken site BYC has forums for all kinds of birds, not just chickens. but I’m hoping some of you have experience with ducks. Many people in the group have experience with ducks.I hatched several eggs from my incubator this week and two of them hatched right on time on day 28. There was one egg I still thought potentially viable and I gave it an extra two days in the incubator putting it at 30 days. I know that nearly all duck eggs hatch at 28 days or so except for Muskovy but I don’t have any female Muskovy ducks. I waited an extra couple of days and figured this was a dud but before I tossed it I did tap the shell open to see what the issue was. Halfway through I heard a chirp. At this point there was no going back. I carefully extracted the duckling ( no bleeding occurred) from the egg but I’m not sure if it’s going to make it. It is breathing and is slightly moving but it looks like it has a ways to go. Take a look at the picture and let me know if you think this little bugger stands a chance. It’s abdomen is very swollen and I made sure I kept all of the goo along with the duckling and have it wrapped in white paper towel and back in the incubator. It’s been in there all day and still hanging in there. It doesn’t look like it’s completely developed but I’m hoping someone has had a similar experience and can give me some advice. I am so sad for this baby.It is likely that this duckling did not develop correctly and would have died had you not intervened so you need not feel bad about breaking the egg open.
The chances for survival with any new bird that has not completely absorbed the yolk sack is not good. The best you can do is keep the duckling in the humid incubator so the yolk sack does not dry out. I'd advise that you sterilize the area where the duckling is in the incubator to prevent bacterial infections from occurring and hope for the best. You might be surprised; sometimes babies like this one do survive.

 

[amandadvd]

I know this is a chicken site BYC has forums for all kinds of birds, not just chickens. but I’m hoping some of you have experience with ducks. Many people in the group have experience with ducks.I hatched several eggs from my incubator this week and two of them hatched right on time on day 28. There was one egg I still thought potentially viable and I gave it an extra two days in the incubator putting it at 30 days. I know that nearly all duck eggs hatch at 28 days or so except for Muskovy but I don’t have any female Muskovy ducks. I waited an extra couple of days and figured this was a dud but before I tossed it I did tap the shell open to see what the issue was. Halfway through I heard a chirp. At this point there was no going back. I carefully extracted the duckling ( no bleeding occurred) from the egg but I’m not sure if it’s going to make it. It is breathing and is slightly moving but it looks like it has a ways to go. Take a look at the picture and let me know if you think this little bugger stands a chance. It’s abdomen is very swollen and I made sure I kept all of the goo along with the duckling and have it wrapped in white paper towel and back in the incubator. It’s been in there all day and still hanging in there. It doesn’t look like it’s completely developed but I’m hoping someone has had a similar experience and can give me some advice. I am so sad for this baby.It is likely that this duckling did not develop correctly and would have died had you not intervened so you need not feel bad about breaking the egg open.
The chances for survival with any new bird that has not completely absorbed the yolk sack is not good. The best you can do is keep the duckling in the humid incubator so the yolk sack does not dry out. I'd advise that you sterilize the area where the duckling is in the incubator to prevent bacterial infections from occurring and hope for the best. You might be surprised; sometimes babies like this one do survive.

Thank you- it’s still hanging in there

 

[nchls school]

Thank you- it’s still hanging in there

You're welcome. Please let us know what happens.