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[cuddles-tlc]

Hi guys, i had 12 muscovy eggs in my bator , after a week i candled and 5 were developing yay. Cutting long story short they were due hatch between fri and sunday, one piped last tuesday and hatched wed very poorly looking and with yolk sack , but after lots of tlc is healthy and running around, my question is

another started chirping yesterday and tapping away, but still not pipped this evening when do i help

 

[Grassman 52]

Wait a full 3 days after external PIP - I have hatched (and lost) a lot of Muscovy's this year - If they hatch on their own they are a lot healthier.

Now if you see that a duck is wrapped tight (after 48 hours) you can help. I have had almost all of the ducks survive that I have helped out of the shell.

The problem is that you want the membrane to have no blood in it and the yoke needs to have time to be absorbed - so don't help to quick!

 

[cuddles-tlc]

Grassman 52 , thanks great advice , getting concern as was chirping lots yesterday, but today not as much tho i can see its shadow in the air sack end moving just concerned as i dont want to lose it :0( as one hatched yesterday but was so tired died .but my prem is doing well ;0)

 

[Grassman 52]

Once they make the external PIP - they sometimes sleep a lot - no worries because now they are getting good air flow

 

[cuddles-tlc]

hi there yesterday morning duckling finally piped so, we waited and yesterday afternoon it emerged, and my heart sank as both legs were pointed behind him one foot with 2 individual toes no webbing and the other with 2 webbed toes , is there any hope for him ?