Duckling pipped outside air cell, 17 hours ago. Assistance needed?

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I would go ahead and try to make the opening bigger. It looks really sticky.
It could be stuck.
Start slowly and if it starts to bleed put a dry paper towel on it for a minute and put it back into the incubator for a few more hours and try again.
 
BirdsBeesTrees said:
I would go ahead and try to make the opening bigger. It looks really sticky.
It could be stuck.
Start slowly and if it starts to bleed put a dry paper towel on it for a minute and put it back into the incubator for a few more hours and try again.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try in a few hours if there's no change. I'm about to leave to take my daughter to the dermatologist right now, so I've got some mandatory "wait and see" built into today. :)
 
SongsofLore said:
Thanks. I'll give it a try in a few hours if there's no change. I'm about to leave to take my daughter to the dermatologist right now, so I've got some mandatory "wait and see" built into today. :)
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I removed the shell around the air cell and "zipped" part of the shell plus some of the outer membrane. I stopped when I saw a tiny spot of blood when peeling outer membrane apart from inner and put it back in the incubator. That was about 3 hours ago. Checked it just now and it's still moving and chirping. Here are some pictures with the inner membrane moistened with coconut oil. Is it withdrawn enough to free its upper body yet? It looks good to me, but I've never done this before.

First one is the air cell, second is opposite the air cell where the pip appeared.
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The area around the pip was hardened, by the way. I don't know if I should have waited longer, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't coming out without help eventually.
 
We are now at 46 hours since external pip. Inner membrane still has active blood vessels. Is there any cause for concern that the blood is still not withdrawn after this much time? Is it possible that what intervention I've done so far interfered with this happening? It doesn't appear to be distressed. Still making chewing and yawning motions.
 
SongsofLore said:
We are now at 46 hours since external pip. Inner membrane still has active blood vessels. Is there any cause for concern that the blood is still not withdrawn after this much time? Is it possible that what intervention I've done so far interfered with this happening? It doesn't appear to be distressed. Still making chewing and yawning motions.
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It can take 78hrs before eggs are ready to hatch. I'd had a few take even longer than that. If he's still chewing, he's not ready.
 
SongsofLore said:
Thanks. Apparently all my reading is a poor substitute for experience, so thanks for lending yours!
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I have found that when my humidity was too high I had more ducklings that pipped before they had finished absorbing yolk and the veins receded. High humidity can cause excess fluid
in the egg that can drown them right at hatch. My theory from hatching for a few years now is when they pip earlier it's because they are having trouble with the excess fluids and breathing. Just a theory though based on observation. Keeping my humidity at hatch in-between 50-60% has helped quite a bit with minimizing the early pips.
 

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