Help!! Have a little one that needs help! I’m new to this

[Katiebug86]

I have a duckling I think hatched to early ! What do I do for this and will it live

 

[Isaac 0]

She has an unabsorbed, possibly ruptured yolk sac - for that, It would be best to set her in a cup lined with dry paper towels, in an incubator, and wait for her to absorb any leftover, and let it dry. Birds with unabsorbed yolk sac are predisposed to developing bacterial infections of the navel area ( omphalitis), so practice strict hygiene.

 

[Katiebug86]

She has an unabsorbed, possibly ruptured yolk sac - for that, It would be best to set her in a cup lined with dry paper towels, in an incubator, and wait for her to absorb any leftover, and let it dry. Birds with unabsorbed yolk sac are predisposed to developing bacterial infections of the navel area ( omphalitis), so practice strict hygiene.

My incubator isn’t big enough for a cup

 

[Isaac 0]

My incubator isn’t big enough for a cup

Can you lay a dry towel in the shape of a donut inside the incubator and set her in there?

 

[Katiebug86]

Can you lay a dry towel in the shape of a donut inside the incubator and set her in there?

Yes will do that now ! Should I tie it off with something ! It looks like it’s got poop on it’s bottom and maybe use neosporin ??

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Be very very careful working around/on the navel opening. If the yolk is pulled you can pull her intestines out with it. Like the person above said try to keep everything super clean. Maybe try to offer her some electrolytes in water later. She'll be very weak since the yolk is very important in the first few days.

 

[Isaac 0]

Yes will do that now ! Should I tie it off with something ! It looks like it’s got poop on it’s bottom and maybe use neosporin ??

I would not tie anything off. A little fecal waste is normally seen after hatch. I think I might dab Neosporin on the area after everything is dry, I'm hesitant to suggest touching the area much until it's dried/absorbed more.

 

[Percipen]

Did the little one make it?