Duckling hatch Help

[Alaskan]

Did you moisten the membrane to see if there is any blood still in the membrane?

Wrapping the egg in a wet paper towel might chill the egg.....

Did you have time to read either article?

 

[ericsgirlie]

Did you moisten the membrane to see if there is any blood still in the membrane?

Wrapping the egg in a wet paper towel might chill the egg.....

Did you have time to read either article?

Yes read both, one was too late! Paper towel was hot. Baby is still alive! It is hard to tell about blood, but yes, a little I think

 

[ericsgirlie]

How do you tell if there is blood in the membrane? Baby is still alive and the hen is cooperative

 

[ericsgirlie]

x2!

@ericsgirlie are you positive that it isn't in the air cell?

Absolutely not in airsac! Ithought it was by candling but no peeping

 

[Alaskan]

If you moisten the membrane (with clean warm water, or a bit of coconut oil...which I don't have, so I would use olive oil), the veins in the membrane are easy to see.

 

[Alaskan]

When the membrane is dry you can see nothing, as soon as you moisten it you can clearly see any capillaries. (Technically not veins...whatever)

 

[ericsgirlie]

I am going to go to bed and hope for best. I will get up at 3 and check progress. So sad

 

[ericsgirlie]

When the membrane is dry you can see nothing, as soon as you moisten it you can clearly see any capillaries. (Technically not veins...whatever)

I think there are still some veins.

 

[ericsgirlie]

I think it was way early from the others.

 

[Alaskan]

If it isn't ready to hatch, the capillaries will be bright red and almost bulging.

Later on they dry up and disappear, or turn dark brown with dried dead blood. They it is ready to hatch.