Help! Brown spots forming on hatching pekin duck egg after external pip!

[BrendaM13]

Our Pekin duck egg made his external PIP yesterday at 3 PM, about 20 hours ago. During that time frame he has made a hole about the size of a quarter and started zipping (you can see faint line forming around bottom section of egg from his exit hole) BUT we are noticing now on his egg 3 dark spots, see picture attached. He is still chirping, opening up his beak, wiggling, and is trying to push through the hole. He is making some progress on his exit hole very little by little. But I am concerned about the dark spots. Can anyone give me advice on this?

 

[BrendaM13]

Thank you for all your help!!! Baby Jack just hatched!!

 

[BrendaM13]

 

[LittleBigBantam]

Will do!! Wait for the fluff!

Make sure to post pictures of him when hes all fluffed up haha

 

[ShannonR]

Thank you for all your help!!! Baby Jack just hatched!! ❤ ❤

Congratulations on the little cutie!!!!

 

[Isaac 0]

I take mine out only an hour or two after hatch, some do it earlier, If you wait till the duckling is completely dry he'll be in there for at least a day. As long as you move him into a draft-free, already pre-heated brooder he is not going to become hypothermic and die.

 

[BrendaM13]

Make sure to post pictures of him when hes all fluffed up haha

Oh I will!!! I am in love already!!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes to keeping the heat lamp on at night.

Cute little baby.

 

[MGG]

That just means there is pressure on the egg in those areas. For example sometimes when a duck is about to pip or is having trouble doing so, a dark spot will form where their head is. I would start assisting. I'm no duck expert but it seems that your baby is having trouble. @MGG, any thoughts?

The membrane looks really dry, can you apply some coconut oil on it? Those are called bruises. It could have nicked a small vein in those areas. Is he making yawning/chewing motions? It sounds like he is.

opening up his beak,

That means he is still absorbing yolk. Dont assist yet. Can you get your humidity up to 75-80%?

 

[MGG]

Trying to get the humidity up...it is in an incubator so if I apply coconut oil I would have to open incubator. Isn’t that bad? I have a really hot humid Florida room I could open it in if need be.

Are any other eggs externally pipped? If you need to open the incubator to apply the oil, take the egg out quickly, mist the other eggs, shut the incubator. Apply the oil, very gently and don't get it in the bill or eyes. Just the membrane. Then open the incubator, put it back, and mist the eggs again. I'm pretty hands on during hatch, I remove shells, remove babies as soon as they're somewhat dry, candle unpipped eggs, and I just mist with warm water when I'm done. I've never had a shrink wrapped chick. I'm not saying be like me, but I've never had any problems with it. You'll be totally fine to open it up and put on oil quick.