Duck Hatching Help...yolk broke...

[Mitchellnc]

Its day 25. The egg has been in a homemade incubator. I pipped it 2 days ago. Nothing happened. Yesterday, I took the top off. I saw the little guy wiggle a bit. I applied neosporin on top. There looked like a bit of yolk left. I realized after reading about hatching eggs (my first time for my daughter and i) we had been rotating them upside down. So, I assumed he probably needed assisting. Today, I checked on him, and no movement. No real changes at all, really. I was worried about shrinkwrapping. Another egg I did that was a day behind did that yesterday. We found it was infertile though. So, as I was checking for baby ducky, I couldn't see him he fell out of the small dixie cup with yolk and the yolk broke. I quickly stopped and put him back in with as much yolk as possible, but no movement. There was quite a bit of yolk. Is there hope?

 

[Baumshell28]

I’m sorry you haven’t gotten a reply, someone will help you ASAP, with as much info as they have to share. I’m not involved with ducks or hatching...but let’s see what knowledge @Isaac 0 can share

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BYC!

Could you post a few pictures of the duckling? A ruptured yolk sac grants a grim prognosis, sadly. Is he moving around, or peeping?

What is your humidity set at? The temperature as well?

 

[Baumshell28]

Welcome to BYC!

Could you post a few pictures of the duckling? A ruptured yolk sac grants a grim prognosis, sadly. Is he moving around, or peeping?

What is your humidity set at? The temperature as well?

Thanks Isaac! I truly appreciate you!!

 

[Mitchellnc]

Thanks Isaac! I truly appreciate you!!

Thank you for responding. Temp has been constant 99 and humidity has been constant 50. No movement at all that I can tell. Kind of looks good in the egg. His head was up on top earlier. I can't see it now. So I don't know if that means he moved or ?

 

[Mitchellnc]

Thank you for responding. Temp has been constant 99 and humidity has been constant 50. No movement at all that I can tell. Kind of looks good in the egg. His head was up on top earlier. I can't see it now. So I don't know if that means he moved or ?

*goopy not good

 

[Isaac 0]

So very sorry, I missed the notification that you replied back.

Judging from the picture, I'd say the duckling has little to no chances of surviving. If you want to see though, I'd put saran-wrap over top, and increase the humidity a bit.