First time hatching duck eggs, is this normal?

[Renglish114]

So I did start assisting. Stopped because there was a little blood. I can see the black feathers and beak (visible in the picture) and it's moving around quite a bit. Just seems like the way it's in there it's feet are facing the bottom of the shell not the top which concerns me. But Looks like I need to give it more time right?

 

[BoundlessLove]

So she’s malpositioned?
Was there anything in the article which goes over this?

I’ve had them pip at wrong end, but never malpositioned in the egg.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Awe, she’s a Black Swedish

 

[Debbie292d]

So I did start assisting. Stopped because there was a little blood. I can see the black feathers and beak (visible in the picture) and it's moving around quite a bit. Just seems like the way it's in there it's feet are facing the bottom of the shell not the top which concerns me. But Looks like I need to give it more time right?

It can at least breathe and that's the hugest worry, but the amount of time it's been since it pipped is getting long over 48 hours, right? If it's making any progress whatsoever, I'd leave it alone, but if not, I'd chip away some more where its head is.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Is she out? Did she zip last night?

 

[Renglish114]

Had to help her(I've decided it's a girl lol) out of the shell this morning since she was struggling but she seems to be doing ok and snuggled up with a stuffed chicken in the brooder

It can at least breathe and that's the hugest worry, but the amount of time it's been since it pipped is getting long over 48 hours, right? If it's making any progress whatsoever, I'd leave it alone, but if not, I'd chip away some more where its head is.

since her sibling is only at day 24 and still in the incubator...thanks for the help and advice !

Is she out? Did she zip last night?

Snuggling under stuffed chicken toy in the broader eating and drinking and very active!

 

[BoundlessLove]

Wonderful news!
Please keep us updated on the other egg.
It’s always fun trying to guess what color Swedish ducklings are before they hatch.

 

[BoundlessLove]

If you want a good laugh, here is a funny thread for duck keepers:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/support-group-for-abused-duck-keepers.1569092/