Dragonbabe
Chirping
- Apr 6, 2019
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Hi
I’ve been advised I might get some help here after posting on the duck section so I’ve copied my original post so this is really kind of my 2nd post Hope that’s ok.
This is my first post and rudely it’s for advice and not just to introduce myself.
We are incubating some duck eggs at the moment, one of the eggs is about a week ahead of the others and has been in lockdown and on its due date yesterday pipped the shell at the wrong end then nothing.
After reading lots of threads and hatching advice sheets on here we left the egg 24hrs. We could hear faint chirping so knew he was alive.
Earlier today I chipped a tiny bit of shell away, could see there was a hole in the white membrane which seemed quite rubbery and made it a tiny but bigger so I could see a bit. The duckling is alive.
A few hours later after him making no effort and seeing no result I have opened the shell up a bit more and moved aside a little membrane which looked dark greyish on the inside. When I tried a tiny bit more membrane, one part was a little wet and another had a tiny spot of blood on.
The chick inside is noisy, telling me off and seeming to make an effort so I’ve put him back in on a piece of damp kitchen roll and he’s again making no effort but is responding with chirps when we talk to him.
His feathers look quite dry inside the shell.
The damp kitchen roll has made the temps shoot from 70 to 95.
I’m hoping someone can give me some ideas. I don’t want to injure him but I also don’t want him to die seemingly trapped in the shell.
Sorry for the long post but I’m trying to cover everything,
Thanks in advance,
Update, he is finally making some bigger movements but still not getting anywhere.
I’ve been advised I might get some help here after posting on the duck section so I’ve copied my original post so this is really kind of my 2nd post Hope that’s ok.
This is my first post and rudely it’s for advice and not just to introduce myself.
We are incubating some duck eggs at the moment, one of the eggs is about a week ahead of the others and has been in lockdown and on its due date yesterday pipped the shell at the wrong end then nothing.
After reading lots of threads and hatching advice sheets on here we left the egg 24hrs. We could hear faint chirping so knew he was alive.
Earlier today I chipped a tiny bit of shell away, could see there was a hole in the white membrane which seemed quite rubbery and made it a tiny but bigger so I could see a bit. The duckling is alive.
A few hours later after him making no effort and seeing no result I have opened the shell up a bit more and moved aside a little membrane which looked dark greyish on the inside. When I tried a tiny bit more membrane, one part was a little wet and another had a tiny spot of blood on.
The chick inside is noisy, telling me off and seeming to make an effort so I’ve put him back in on a piece of damp kitchen roll and he’s again making no effort but is responding with chirps when we talk to him.
His feathers look quite dry inside the shell.
The damp kitchen roll has made the temps shoot from 70 to 95.
I’m hoping someone can give me some ideas. I don’t want to injure him but I also don’t want him to die seemingly trapped in the shell.
Sorry for the long post but I’m trying to cover everything,
Thanks in advance,
Update, he is finally making some bigger movements but still not getting anywhere.
. Best wishes with your ducklings!!!!
