I hatched this chick without an incubator and this is what it looks like.

[LilFinnGirl]

She was a year old blue runner duck that incubated the eggs almost the entire time until one pipped and I was keeping and eye on it. I went to check 5 hours later when she left the nest at feeding time and she had pushed it out.

I panicked and brought the other 2 inside.

Edited to say I almost lost the nest to fire ants previously which is a big reason I brought them inside.

Gotcha. I know it’s easy to panic, but those mamas know what they are doing.

I agree with what @HollowOfWisps said, keep it warm and let it rest.

Up to you if you want to return the other two to mama duck or hatch them yourself, my personal opinion is that mama knows best. Good luck to you either way.

 

[rayndance]

Gotcha. I know it’s easy to panic, but those mamas know what they are doing.

I agree with what @HollowOfWisps said, keep it warm and let it rest.

Up to you if you want to return the other two to mama duck or hatch them yourself, my personal opinion is that mama knows best. Good luck to you either way.

This one was the last one. The other one passed during the night when the bathroom got too hot. There was less traffic in and out and the temps got too high. I set alarms list night to ensure baby didn't overheat. It's been 3 days now since once I took the eggs from the nest. I'm not sure if she would take to the baby or not.

 

[BelovedBirds]

She's struggling and crying a lot using a lot of energy I can't seem to get her calm

Is her tummy closed up or is it still open? That should tell you whether or not she's premature
I thought I could see yolk in the image, is there none attached to her naval?

So she was under the mum initially, and was kicked out of the nest? It's important to know the temperature where she is now so that she doesn't overheat or grow too cold and chill while drying.

It's normal for ducklings to take a long time to hatch, sometimes they take two days after external pip before they zip, so I do believe you rushed the process, keep that in mind next time- It's best to go very slowly and ensure they're ready before hatching them (eg. Making sure they aren't yawning/chewing which indicates there's yolk left to absorb).

What do you mean by struggling? Do you mean that she's trying to stand up? They are very weak after hatch and it can take a while for them to find their feet, especially if they hatched a little early.

 

[BelovedBirds]

If a chick is too weak to hatch on its own, it may be too weak to survive or may have special needs if it does survive.

Or conditions during incubation (whether natural or unnatural) were less than ideal and set the babies up to fail- it doesn't always mean the chick is weak.

 

[rayndance]

Is her tummy closed up or is it still open? That should tell you whether or not she's premature
I thought I could see yolk in the image, is there none attached to her naval?

So she was under the mum initially, and was kicked out of the nest? It's important to know the temperature where she is now so that she doesn't overheat or grow too cold and chill while drying.

It's normal for ducklings to take a long time to hatch, sometimes they take two days after external pip before they zip, so I do believe you rushed the process, keep that in mind next time- It's best to go very slowly and ensure they're ready before hatching them (eg. Making sure they aren't yawning/chewing which indicates there's yolk left to absorb).

What do you mean by struggling? Do you mean that she's trying to stand up? They are very weak after hatch and it can take a while for them to find their feet, especially if they hatched a little early.

She was crying loudly and kicking a lot. She's very strong. She's sleeping now.

It looks like brownish-clear stuff that's left now. The yellow part fell off. The naval doesn't look open but it's hard to tell. I'll take a picture when I get home I'll just gently turn her over and try not to wake her.

The mom pushed out the first egg and I chose to bring the other 2 inside when I saw a fire ant in the nest.

I almost lost the entire nest to fire ants a week ago. There was a cracked unviable rotten egg in the nest and I had to use a garden shovel to scoop and out and she went back to the nest. They were uncovered for nearly 10 hours I'm guessing. That's a big reason why I brought them in.

 

[rayndance]

The rest of it fell off.

 

[Huntmaster]

The rest of it fell off.

If you have some Neosporin without pain reliever or an antibiotic ointment, you can dab a little on naval once and let your duckling rest. As others have stated your duckling needs rest and to gain its strength. You ask for help/advice on a number of threads, but you continue to do what you think is right ignoring advise given. Please ask and take advice of others more experienced for the sake of your little duckling.

 

[rayndance]

Couldn't get a good picture without picking her up. Didn't know how serious it was until you said something.

I'm seriously allergic to cloramine in the water and I've been miserable for hours due to sitting in the bathroom for hours with the hot shower on hoping praying watching snot running down my nose sneezing drenched in sweat not able to breathe I've done everything I can and there's always conflicting information online I did what I thought was best with all of the information I had available.

 

[Huntmaster]

I would set up a brooder box with heat and stop trying to heat the whole room. A light bulb can be enough heat around 95 degrees in a small enough area for your duckling as it will need to escape that heat after its dry and on its feet. What do you have ready for feed for your duckling? I would get feed with water all set up in a brooder box getting it up to temp and move your little to duckling into that

 

[Huntmaster]

Couldn't get a good picture without picking her up. Didn't know how serious it was until you said something.

I'm seriously allergic to cloramine in the water and I've been miserable for hours due to sitting in the bathroom for hours with the hot shower on hoping praying watching snot running down my nose sneezing drenched in sweat not able to breathe I've done everything I can and there's always conflicting information online I did what I thought was best with all of the information I had available.

I fully understand you are trying to do everything you can for your little. Don't beat yourself up we all learn from our mistakes. Let's just make this a much easier/fun process rather than a panic attack.