Help! Duckling Hatching

[Russell2000]

Update... She is still in the egg and is still doing the yawning/chewing motion. It has been about 18 hours since I found the initial pip. Really hoping she pulls through! Should I be worried if I get to 24+ hours with her in the same state? Thanks again

 

[Isaac 0]

She is still absorbing, leave he be. Not much can go wrong, she has plenty of food/water in her system and is getting a steady supply of oxygen, the only problem that could occur is premature assisting .

 

[viennaproto]

Nope! Leave her alone and let her get out on her own! Piping periods can last up until 72 hours. Even if she hits the 24 hour mark, I would let her do it on her own. By constantly messing with the egg and trying to help her, you are actually risking her bleeding too much and dying. Just let her do her thing and she will be okay

 

[Russell2000]

Urgent update... She pushed herself out of the egg and her eyes or open however her umbilical cord and navel are really bloody, what should I do? The yolk is completley gone.

 

[2 many chickens]

Urgent update... She pushed herself out of the egg and her eyes or open however her umbilical cord and navel are really bloody, what should I do? The yolk is completley gone.

Do you have a photo?

 

[Russell2000]

Here you go

 

[2 many chickens]

Do you have a photo?

I can't really tell by the photo but it looks like it's just hatching gunk. Is duck attached to shell by a single string? I usually snip the string, so baby doesn't drag shell around and rip navel open. How does the navel look? The yolk is all gone, right?

 

[Russell2000]

Here is a slightly better pic of the navel, its a little puffy but I cant see anything resembling a yolk. Thanks again for the help

 

[Russell2000]

I will also note that she is super active. Kicking, eyes opening, movingwongs and head about

 

[Russell2000]

She is completley hatched and separated from the egg now. Her navel is still puffy but im hoping it will heal as she dries off, the yolk is no where in sight. She had a little bleeding in the navel area after she broke her umbilical cord but it seems to have stopped. She is opening and closing her eyes and gently repositioning herself every so often. Her webbed toes are kinda close together, they are not curled. Will this fix itself as she dries off? Overall thank you for the help, I have a good feeling she is going to make it. Several of her siblings pipped today as well so she should soon have some friends to join her!