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All the details are in a different thread (see link below). But bottom line and emergency question is this:
After 48 hours of no progress after pipping, I helped out a duckling. She was shrink-wrapped I guess. There is still some shell and membrane on her bottom side. She's shaking like she's cold. She's back in the bator.
I put a very warm wet paper towel on her. Is the a good thing to do, or should I let her focus on getting dry and warm?
FYI, the shell on her backside seems firmly attached. I could not tell if it was from being shrink-wrapped or if the yolk sac was fully absorbed or what. I just could not tell and I didn't force anything. If wrapped, I thought the wet towel would help. But if she's freezing, is it bad?
The temp is about 98. It was 99, I don't know why it went down. Probably from picking up the top.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/640102/ducks-pip-is-not-a-zip
After 48 hours of no progress after pipping, I helped out a duckling. She was shrink-wrapped I guess. There is still some shell and membrane on her bottom side. She's shaking like she's cold. She's back in the bator.
I put a very warm wet paper towel on her. Is the a good thing to do, or should I let her focus on getting dry and warm?
FYI, the shell on her backside seems firmly attached. I could not tell if it was from being shrink-wrapped or if the yolk sac was fully absorbed or what. I just could not tell and I didn't force anything. If wrapped, I thought the wet towel would help. But if she's freezing, is it bad?
The temp is about 98. It was 99, I don't know why it went down. Probably from picking up the top.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/640102/ducks-pip-is-not-a-zip
