Help Please..in The Middle Of Helping Duckling From Egg+NEW PICS

[pete55]

Any progress with you eggs? Im hoping you get a result

 

[1234duck]

OH GREAT, now there is the worst sick smell in the bator. well looks like these eggs/ducks are toast. Burnt Toast!!

 

[tia]

Sorry for your loss. I hope next time you have a better experience.

 

[sandracollins]

What happened

 

[1234duck]

well so much for those eggs.. Actually ITS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST THOSE EGGS, because they WEREN'T just eggs, I could see the duckling moving & Breathing. I feel REAL BAD that I killed these little babies, even though I thought I was doing the right thing by trying to help them. I can say that I DID LEARN some things, like I know what its like to poke holes in the shell and how much to chip away these little things & much more, might seem dumb but when its your 1st time to do these things it can be nerve racking cuz you dont want to injure the duckling. ~I did hatch (1)egg successfully, the cutest little duckling ever. Its name is "LUCKY DUCKY". ~Lucky to be Alive.~ THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TEMP & HUMIDITY!! Mine was ALWAYS off, either up or down never steady. FINALLY I can say that I DO know how to Control the humidity now. * By placing 2 or 3 DAMP wash cloths/rags with very WARM WATER ON THEM ON the bottom of the incubator AND a container with warm water also in the incubator. This 100% works great for KEEPING HUMIDITY UP & STEADY to 80+. }}}}In PICTURES# 3,4,5 They are the same egg.~ See the little hole in the membrane? Thats where the Beak was, we found out after the duckling had died.{{{{ ~THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME & ALL THE HELPFUL POSTS, ~Julie

 

[gofasterstripe]

Sooo sorry to hear they never hatched. Dont give up tho, try again.

 

[tia]

We all learn a little more as we go along. Don't be too hard on yourself. I've had to help them out a little too and it is hard knowing how much to help and how to help. I'm glad that you have "Lucky Ducky" Take care!!!

 

[Lamar Estate]

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I know that this can be so scary and heartbreaking. You try to do your best and then feel horrible guilt and failure if something goes wrong. It was just under 2 weeks ago that I sobbed after each one of my 2 ducklings that didn't make it died. While it's painful, we do learn from this.

Lucky Ducky is really fortunate to have such a caring and devoted duck mom.

Amanda