Help! first time hatching!

[casportpony]

The brown spot is where it pipped internally, the hole is one I made. Note that the air cell is on the other side of the egg!









This is after I made the hole larger




Hole/pip vs air cell






-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Looking for pictures of the one with the wrong end spot at the wrong end.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This is a muscovy egg that was trying to pip at the wrong end as you can see from the discoloration of the shell. It's been my experience that very few of the eggs like this can manage to pip on their own and will die in the shell unless helped.



This is what that egg looks like when candled.








And this is what it looked like after I pipped it.


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

If one sees a brown spot they should candle ASAP. If the brown spot is located in the air cel there should not be a problem, but if it isn't, there is a very good chance that the duckling wont be able to breathe.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Note that I am not suggesting that you do anything more that make a hole for your wrong-ender to breathe.

It does not have to be as large as the onese I made, but it should be large enough that you can see the beak and nares (nostrils). Take qtip and clear area around nares.

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

 

[casportpony]

Is it still moving? Have you candled it? Does it get cold quickly?

-Kathy

 

[rcrisantos]

Is it still moving? Have you candled it? Does it get cold quickly?

-Kathy

It doesn't seem to be moving :/ I don't notice it getting cold quickly

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Maybe it's just the light, but that one looks almost clear?

-Kathy