EMERGENCY!!! NEED HELP FAST!

[Billy-jean]

I had 4 call ducks eggs being sat on by my hen(silkie) and the male duck or something cracked 2 eggs open before they were due to hatch next week!!! they are chirping a bit,,but there's blood,,what do I do!?? I brought them inside and have them in an incubator cause I'm afraid something will kill them now ( please ,,I need help as of what to do from here!!!

 

[Lacrystol]

I had 4 call ducks eggs being sat on by my hen(silkie) and the male duck or something cracked 2 eggs open before they were due to hatch next week!!! they are chirping a bit,,but there's blood,,what do I do!?? I brought them inside and have them in an incubator cause I'm afraid something will kill them now ( please ,,I need help as of what to do from here!!!

OK first, apply pressure on the BLOOD, need to stop that IMMEDIATELY.

Once that is Stopped get yourself a candel, melt some wax and apply the wax on the crack, candel the egg to be sure you get all cracks. I have also heard people using the liquid bandaid stuff. Personally I have never tried that but I have used Wax and it works great for me. The object is to CLOSE that egg back up

 

[Billy-jean]

one of the eggs are far gone from fixing I'm so sad...can it survive if it's open like that??

 

[Lacrystol]

Is it just blood? No yellow yolk?? If it's yolk there's no chance, the only thing to worry about with blood is that it could fill up inside. That's why it's important to get it to stop Immediately.

 

[Lacrystol]

one of the eggs are far gone from fixing I'm so sad...can it survive if it's open like that??

Likely hood no, not if you still have a week left, it needs to absorb all the yolk and chances are it will get bateria inside. You could try covering it with a wet paper towel. Send me a pic perhaps there is a chance of saving it.

 

[Billy-jean]

ok,well I have them in a humid incubator,I will keep them sound and still for as long as I can,,hope this works,,I figure as long as they're warm,humid and in a clean environment,they might have a small chance...

 

[Billy-jean]

the yolfkis attached to the shell still,,and that part of the shell is still on the duckling...he's all tucked in,and has a little shell around him,,I have a warm,and damp paper towel covering them lightly,,and the other duckling is more than half in it's shell,,only the beak is sticking out and breathing..one of the other eggs that were broken had a dead baby in it,and it looked as if it suffocated,,the air sack was tight around its beak ( I really hope I can save these 2 darlings...if I keep them quiet and warm with no disburbances,,will they have a chance???

 

[Billy-jean]

They made it through the night,,the one in it's shell is almost dead,,but breathing,, the other is right out of the shell,chirping and kicking his legs ect..but not up yet..still attached to the umbilical cord. I have the temp at 94,,and it's fairly humid. when do I feed this baby? and do I wait for the umbilical cord to fall off before feeding him anything? he's not even up yet...also,the yolk is absorbed please let me know if the baby need to be humid,or would drier be better for him?

 

[Lacrystol]

They made it through the night,,the one in it's shell is almost dead,,but breathing,, the other is right out of the shell,chirping and kicking his legs ect..but not up yet..still attached to the umbilical cord. I have the temp at 94,,and it's fairly humid. when do I feed this baby? and do I wait for the umbilical cord to fall off before feeding him anything? he's not even up yet...also,the yolk is absorbed please let me know if the baby need to be humid,or would drier be better for him?

GET that temp up, get it up to about 100. Humidity get it around 60 to 65. at 75 it will make it tougher for him to dry up. Make sure they can breath air, the most important thing.

Just like chickens they can go 3 days without food and water. And do not let them swim for the first week..

 

[Billy-jean]

ok,so I don't feed anything and he won't need any water to drink till the vein is detached right?? (sorry,this is so scary) will he get stronger?