HELP!! deformed ducking?

[New duck mommy 2021]

Put the cup in the incubator ?

Yes baby needs to stay in the incubator
I had one a month ago that I had no choice but to hatch him knowing he had a large yolk left. Although I only got his head and neck out I kept his body in his lower shell upright and wrapped with dry paper towel to help support baby neck as well as keep the baby from pushing out. Mine took about 16 more hours to absorb
Mine had two air cells and baby couldn’t find either one had bruises going in all directions as he was hitting veins all over. He couldn’t get oxygen from the blood veins any longer and because both ends were blocked with air cells he couldn’t breath he was to squished.
If you have the lower part of the shell it works great to protect the yolk as well as keep baby in better. If not the other thing will work

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Yes baby needs to stay in the incubator
I had one a month ago that I had no choice but to hatch him knowing he had a large yolk left. Although I only got his head and neck out I kept his body in his lower shell upright and wrapped with dry paper towel to help support baby neck as well as keep the baby from pushing out. Mine took about 16 more hours to absorb
Mine had two air cells and baby couldn’t find either one had bruises going in all directions as he was hitting veins all over. He couldn’t get oxygen from the blood veins any longer and because both ends were blocked with air cells he couldn’t breath he was to squished.
If you have the lower part of the shell it works great to protect the yolk as well as keep baby in better. If not the other thing will work

I still used a small bowl as I put the shell in the cup with baby and used paper towel to keep the shell still
Babies can survive we just need to keep that yolk from drying so make sure it’s covered but not directly touching it
Keep us posted

 

[MartinFamilyHomestead]

Yes baby needs to stay in the incubator
I had one a month ago that I had no choice but to hatch him knowing he had a large yolk left. Although I only got his head and neck out I kept his body in his lower shell upright and wrapped with dry paper towel to help support baby neck as well as keep the baby from pushing out. Mine took about 16 more hours to absorb
Mine had two air cells and baby couldn’t find either one had bruises going in all directions as he was hitting veins all over. He couldn’t get oxygen from the blood veins any longer and because both ends were blocked with air cells he couldn’t breath he was to squished.
If you have the lower part of the shell it works great to protect the yolk as well as keep baby in better. If not the other thing will work

Thank you!! I have it in cup now in incubator. Yes the baby has pipped probably last night and the inner lining was stuck right to it. Right on beak too. If I hadn’t helped I truly think she would have suffocated. Then I saw the sack and at first just panicked because literally an hour ago I was reading a post about a duckling have its organs form on the outside. But before anyone even replied I was looking and was for sure it was the yolk sack but I am surely glad everyone has helped with info because I would have had no clue out to handle it. She’s in cup in incubator now. Hopefully all goes well. The other six hatched out perfectly fine no problems

 

[MartinFamilyHomestead]

I still used a small bowl as I put the shell in the cup with baby and used paper towel to keep the shell still
Babies can survive we just need to keep that yolk from drying so make sure it’s covered but not directly touching it
Keep us posted

I grabbed the shell and put her in that in the cup! Looks like the sack has already decreased in size. Hopeful!!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Thank you!! I have it in cup now in incubator. Yes the baby has pipped probably last night and the inner lining was stuck right to it. Right on beak too. If I hadn’t helped I truly think she would have suffocated. Then I saw the sack and at first just panicked because literally an hour ago I was reading a post about a duckling have its organs form on the outside. But before anyone even replied I was looking and was for sure it was the yolk sack but I am surely glad everyone has helped with info because I would have had no clue out to handle it. She’s in cup in incubator now. Hopefully all goes well. The other six hatched out perfectly fine no problems

Sometimes we don’t have much options
Don’t beat yourself up
I lost my very first one helping to much to soon and didn’t know about the cup or keeping the yolk from drying
My baby died an hour after
I learned a lot after that and now I’m confident in helping as well as knowing how long to wait and what to look for
I don’t know if my early hatching was the full reason she went or she was weak or a combo but I haven’t lost one I have had to help since
Other then at 4 weeks and after doing everything I possibly could with vet bills at 700.00 and taking him to a back and neck specialist I had to put my little guy down on Monday. It broke my heart as he was my little sidekick. He had a v shape in his neck bone and he wasn’t able to swim , eat , stand or walk without assistance
He was full of life and energy but his mind was way ahead of his abilities.
Quality of life for him was never going to be there
Vet figured it was a birth deformity in his neck as he only had a small space to grow with 2 air cells blocking both ends
I shed a tear writing this as I miss him dearly

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

How’s little one doing now ?

 

[Miss Lydia]

How’s little one doing now ?

@MartinFamilyHomestead

 

[MartinFamilyHomestead]

@MartinFamilyHomestead

Sorry guys for some reason the app doesn’t work on my phone so I don’t get any notifications! Yolk was completely absorbed this morning. Got the little guy out of the incubator. He was good. Still low on energy but not abnormal. Just like regular just hatched out of shell and not up and running around yet. It is a bit smaller than the others. I told the guy taking them about her to keep a close eye and they are going to keep me updated. But when she left here a few hours ago she was much better off than last night. So so grateful for this community because I have no doubt I would not have been able to get that duckling through without the advice

 

[MartinFamilyHomestead]

Sometimes we don’t have much options
Don’t beat yourself up
I lost my very first one helping to much to soon and didn’t know about the cup or keeping the yolk from drying
My baby died an hour after
I learned a lot after that and now I’m confident in helping as well as knowing how long to wait and what to look for
I don’t know if my early hatching was the full reason she went or she was weak or a combo but I haven’t lost one I have had to help since
Other then at 4 weeks and after doing everything I possibly could with vet bills at 700.00 and taking him to a back and neck specialist I had to put my little guy down on Monday. It broke my heart as he was my little sidekick. He had a v shape in his neck bone and he wasn’t able to swim , eat , stand or walk without assistance
He was full of life and energy but his mind was way ahead of his abilities.
Quality of life for him was never going to be there
Vet figured it was a birth deformity in his neck as he only had a small space to grow with 2 air cells blocking both ends
I shed a tear writing this as I miss him dearly

So sorry for your loss!