HELP!!!!! Duckling in distress!

[Amanda39]

Update, it still hasn't hatched, but it's still alive, along with 2 others. Today is day 29, all but 3 have hatched, but all 3 are still alive. All 3 have safety holes, so at this point, there is nothing I can do. If I try to break them out, I could kill them by tearing a blood vessel, so I have to let nature take it's course and it's so hard knowing these 3 babies are in there and I can't touch them. At what point will they die if they don't hatch out? They all have air, but is day 30 like death day if they aren't out yet?

They are Rouen/runner ducklings.

 

[Lacrystol]

Good work everyone...Lacrystol, what would we do without you!

I haven't done anything but I still can't get over the blood clots. Blood clots is something you have to avoid, if there are blood clots, he would be dead by now, so I can't say clearly what it is that she's looking at unless i see a pic but I can assure you its not blood clots..

 

[Lacrystol]

Update, it still hasn't hatched, but it's still alive, along with 2 others. Today is day 29, all but 3 have hatched, but all 3 are still alive. All 3 have safety holes, so at this point, there is nothing I can do. If I try to break them out, I could kill them by tearing a blood vessel, so I have to let nature take it's course and it's so hard knowing these 3 babies are in there and I can't touch them. At what point will they die if they don't hatch out? They all have air, but is day 30 like death day if they aren't out yet?

They are Rouen/runner ducklings.

I can help you if you want the help. but you can't just let him sit in that shell or else he will die. There is a way to safely get an upside downer out, I know Ive done it several times that is why I love those kinds.

Just ask a couple of people on here. I'm sure they have read several of my posts on upside downers..

@Aminga, @Kleonaptra what do you think? Can an upside downer be saved???

 

[Amanda39]

I would love help! I'm willing to do anything for these babies, I"m just scared of doing the wrong thing as well. I trust you! So, do you have a step by step link?

 

[madamiec]

You said the eggs were pipped externally right? Especially if the wrong ender has now moved around...let's see. Has anyone started zipping around the shell? Still pecking and chipping away inside? I would personally just crack the zipline around the shell where the pips are and see if that helps. If we are breathing outside air you have time. Personally my runners and runner mixes are always a day late.

 

[Amanda39]

2 of the eggs had pipped externally by themselves yesterday, one has not pipped externally, but I made an air hole anyway. They are all 3 alive and shaking in their shells, but none have progressed since their pip yesterday. I'm not sure if I can hear anything, peep wise because I don't want to open the incubator and it's a bit noisy.

 

[Amanda39]

I also want to add that I have been stimulating them by playing this video

on my cell phone and holding the speaker end over the vent hole. It definitely gets them moving!

 

[Lacrystol]

I would love help! I'm willing to do anything for these babies, I"m just scared of doing the wrong thing as well. I trust you! So, do you have a step by step link?

First thing I need you to do is get a dark room and candle him I need a pic of his air cell and the smaller end.

 

[Lacrystol]

How many eggs are there in the bator??

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm confused on the upside downer if he internally pipped at the wrong and then how did he crack at the air cell? When they are upside down they are pretty much stuck. They usually can not turn around. So kind of is not making since to me. But let's clarify a couple of things I thought you said the egg was wet? Was the egg leaking or was it sitting in a wet spot in the bator??