Duckling Still Or Stuck In Egg.

[GSDperson]

`Hey, I have a duckling that pipped two days ago and still hasn't hatched (,and still moving around), should I help it?

 

[Pyxis]

If it's been two full days since the pip, I would open the shell a little bit over the air cell to take a look at what's going on. You can cover the internal membrane in coconut oil or bacitracin and you'll be able to see if there are any veins still active. It wouldn't hurt to post a picture of what you find.

 

[jvls1942]

check to make sure the head is free to move. if it is stuck, there is little chance of the duck hatching.

However, DO NOT straighten out the neck..
let the duckling do whatever he can for himself..
you can soften the dried membrane with warm water.
try to not peel the membrane, if it is soft enough it will slide when the duckling moves..

 

[GSDperson]

Ok thanks ya'll I'll show you a picture, he's still under the sac his nose is poking out of the sac.

 

[GSDperson]

 

[Pyxis]

Looking good! Is he yawning or making chewing motions?

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

What aprecious little bill
I would start chipping away some shell SLOWLY.If any blood, STOP.
Just my two cents

 

[GSDperson]

Looking good! Is he yawning or making chewing motions?

Yes, it is.

 

[GSDperson]

What aprecious little bill
I would start chipping away some shell SLOWLY.If any blood, STOP.
Just my two cents

Okay, I will.

 

[Pyxis]

Yes, it is.

That means he's still working on getting the yolk absorbed So give him some more time, when he's ready to come out he'll start really struggling and he might be able to push out on his own. You could chip away all the egg over the air cell if you wanted, that wouldn't hurt anything and should not cause any bleeding.