HELP: What should I do next???

[Goosey Girl]

Another photo with more light.
Does the membrane look okay?

Besides having goo over his left eye and a membrane over his right, I guess all things considered, things could be worse for him.

 

[Goosey Girl]

Okay. Remember to do it in small increments so it doesn't fluctuate. I know the NR360 is a great incubator though so hopefully it won't.

Yes thanks. I'm using a syringe and will not be able to get all the water out anyway. I will check every 10 minutes to make sure humidity doesn't do a nose dive!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Can you move that membrane away from his eyes and get as much of that goo out with Q tips
I have never seen this before but I worry if he puts his beak down he could get a bunch inside his nares

 

[Goosey Girl]

Looking more closely, his whole side of his head is goo covered. Rather than trying to clean up the goo, might it be better to just let him be? My husband said he doesn't need to see to hatch and if the boy does make it, he'll need a lot of cleaning anyway.
Is this what is considered a sticky chick?

 

[Goosey Girl]

Can you move that membrane away from his eyes and get as much of that goo out with Q tips
I have never seen this before but I worry if he puts his beak down he could get a bunch inside his nares

Excellent point. I better try something

 

[Goosey Girl]

Okay. Here's a real closeup. I haven't done anything except syringe some water out of the reservoir. I was going to try cleaning the goo. But it might be the membrane because I think I see tiny red veins. I added extra color to the second picture to better see the possible veins...

 

[Goosey Girl]

Anyone ever had this happen and have a positive outcome???

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Anyone ever had this happen and have a positive outcome???

Anyone ever had this happen and have a positive outcome???

We’re these shipped eggs ?
Could the air cell have been detached ?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I would still try to move it away and just clear his eyes from the gunk

 

[Goosey Girl]

Opened and removed most of the cap and got some of the goo out. It is the consistency of runny yellow snot or sticky jelly. (Sorry for that description). I put bacitracin on the membrane and he's got a long way to go.
Should I try again, in an hour or so to get behind the membrane with a qtip? The goo sticks well to dry tips and pulls out when I turn the qtip. The internal membrane was quite pliable and I didn't cause (surprisingly) any bleeding.
This is way beyond anything I've read in the assisted hatch article!