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Dragonbabe said:
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.
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I would google hatcheries online and ask for their advice. I have raised alot of ducks and never had that problem. I have helped a couple break open their eggs and they continued the job once I had helped them. The one person said to spray some water because the membrane is drying out...that sounds like something you should try asap. Also I just did a single google search and came up with this https://www.google.com/search?q=wha...ome..69i57.17760j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 
Dragonbabe said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jk8AcGped_P9bBDoZJ56vqTxDsGG3EvV/view?usp=drivesdk

Hopefully this will work. A foot stuck out briefly then went back in. The membrane just isn’t shifting
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Looking fine now.
At this point, just watch for anywhere the membrane might stick to the feathers. Eventually he will start struggling and really showing you he wants out. You may have to chip away a little more shell, or he may be able to push out on his own. Just don’t pull his bottom out yourself. Let him do that final push. And immediately check the navel to see if it’s closed up or still any bit open.
 

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