Help, hatching duckling seems in trouble.

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Ok, he is resting and definitely improving. Now to worry about the third egg. It pipped this morning around 8. The membrane under the cracked shell is dry white. I poked a tiny hole in the membrane to be sure he had air and is alive (he is). I am worried that I have a whole batch of sticky chicks or large chicks from the high Memphis humidity. I am hoping he will start hatching soon so I know what to do.
 
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Update: duckling number one is doing well. The stuff on his belly just looks like a scabby belly button now. Duckling number two hasn’t done anything all day so I enlarged the pip enough to look in. He looks good so I coconut oiled the membrane edges and put him back to bake a little longer. I want to leave him alone but he is in the smallest egg so I think I may chip more in a couple of hours. I think they all got too big to move thanks to our high humidity. Any thoughts?
 
cheezenkwackers said:
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Update: duckling number one is doing well. The stuff on his belly just looks like a scabby belly button now. Duckling number two hasn’t done anything all day so I enlarged the pip enough to look in. He looks good so I coconut oiled the membrane edges and put him back to bake a little longer. I want to leave him alone but he is in the smallest egg so I think I may chip more in a couple of hours. I think they all got too big to move thanks to our high humidity. Any thoughts?
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I'd keep a close eye on #2.
 
KikisGirls said:
How are the ducklings doing today?
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Mostly good. The first duckling still has a dry, black, belly button thing, but seems fine. The second is healthy but has wry neck. I am giving them egg yolk, b-vitamins, yeast flakes, and peas with their water softened starter as recommended on the duck forum. If you have any other ideas, they are welcome!
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