Hatching my first Muscovy babies, please help!

[MommaDuck78]

Very cute. Good luck with the next ones.

 

[MommaDuck78]

Yay! Baby number two made it out all by himself today with no issues or shrink wrapping! I thought baby girl was big, this one is huge! And the third egg is even bigger. Lol

 

[nchls school]

For number three.

 

[MommaDuck78]

Okay I'm a little bit worried about number two because he just got his back end out of the egg completely and it looks like he didn't absorb his whole yolk sac?? Is this normal? Do I need to worry about him? There's a lot more there than there was with the first duckling the first duckling just had a black blob in there with her. Ugh

 

[nchls school]

Please take picture of the duckling's abdomen-where the yolk sac would be attached. The picture is too blurry to be sure yet, but I THINK it it isn't the yolk sac. I'll explain further when I see the new picture. Please make the picture as close up as you can and still be a clear picture; as much as it can be. Do not open the incubator!!

 

[MommaDuck78]

Please take picture of the duckling's abdomen-where the yolk sac would be attached. The picture is too blurry to be sure yet, but I THINK it it isn't the yolk sac. I'll explain further when I see the new picture. Please make the picture as close up as you can and still be a clear picture; as much as it can be. Do not open the incubator!!

I'm not able to get a picture of his belly close up right now without opening the incubator.

 

[nchls school]

Then, the best I can tell you is not to worry. Look at the substance carefully. If there is no blood, it may be just feces. Sometimes it happens during hatching and nothing to be terribly concerned about. As soon as number 3 hatches take the picture.

 

[Skyranchmom]

First-You should not be opening the incubator unless it's absolutely necessary. Each time it is opened the humidity and temperature fluctuate; this is not good when eggs are hatching.

Second-When the membrane covering the duckling is bloodless or nearly so (the membrane will no longer be milky white with plump veins, it will be more translucent), and the duckling is making no progress it is time to assist. Carefully remove the shell and membrane on the rounded end enough so the duckling can push its way out. Push the membrane back off the body a bit so it does not dry and stick.
Return the egg to the incubator and let the duckling struggle out when the time is right. If you take the duckling completely out of the shell, the yolk may not be completely absorbed and the duckling will die. Good luck.

I have a muscovy question also, my female is sitting on 18 eggs, when we candle them , about 3 were quite a bit more developed than the rest, if those hatch first, will she abondone the rest? Can I put them in incubator at this late stage? And after they hatch from incubator, can I put them back with the mom? At what point if I can?