Incubating Geese Eggs

[Miss Lydia]

I have to remind myself to breathe reading your posts can’t imagine what it must be like watching this in person glad @Pyxis and @WVduckchick are checking in.

 

[Justagoose_18]

Looks like blood? He is thrusting his bill up to the shell and I hope he isn’t scraping it

 

[Justagoose_18]

I have to remind myself to breathe reading your posts can’t imagine what it must be like watching this in person glad @Pyxis and @WVduckchick are checking in.

We can say it’s makes me just a little anxious. I also had plans to head out today but I seriously don’t anythings going to happen, especially since I lost the one last month. I really am hoping he makes it out ok.

 

[Pyxis]

Looks like blood? He is thrusting his bill up to the shell and I hope he isn’t scraping it

That's a little bit of the internal membrane laying on his bill It's pretty normal for it to be pinkish like that or look like it has blood in it - because it does, until the baby has finished absorbing it all

 

[Justagoose_18]

Here’s a video:

That's a little bit of the internal membrane laying on his bill It's pretty normal for it to be pinkish like that or look like it has blood in it - because it does, until the baby has finished absorbing it all

ok thank you! I really got scared because it was spreading to wherever it’s bill touched and I seriously got scared. I upped the humidity again to high 70s so it could help. Thank you!!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

I agree with Pyxis too.

And even if he did scrape the bill a little, it would heal very quickly and not cause any harm whatsoever.

I had a duckling with his bill hanging out the pip hole for over 30 hours while hatching. The other hatchers literally wore a hole into the top of his bill, picking at him. Within 2-3 days, it was healed over and you couldn’t even tell it. Amazed me.

 

[Justagoose_18]

I agree with Pyxis too.

And even if he did scrape the bill a little, it would heal very quickly and not cause any harm whatsoever.

I had a duckling with his bill hanging out the pip hole for over 30 hours while hatching. The other hatchers literally wore a hole into the top of his bill, picking at him. Within 2-3 days, it was healed over and you couldn’t even tell it. Amazed me.

Ok thank you. I’m glad he’s ok. I started getting worried because he is aimlessly just shoving his bill up. So I think he’s ok for now. Trying to be patient

 

[Justagoose_18]

Same spot as two hours ago. He’s not responding to my sounds anymore and I can see his internal membrane. It’s a little tough but not brittle, almost a soft leather if that makes sense. I heard him cheep once back to me and it was so faint. Should I intervene?
Also his movements when I encourage him are very different. Before he would strike fast, now he goes slowly up and just taps the shell.
@Pyxis
Edit: I can actually see in the egg if I shine my flashlight at a diff angle and he looks fully wrapped by the membrane down below.

 

[Pyxis]

Same spot as two hours ago. He’s not responding to my sounds anymore and I can see his internal membrane. It’s a little tough but not brittle, almost a soft leather if that makes sense. I heard him cheep once back to me and it was so faint. Should I intervene?
Also his movements when I encourage him are very different. Before he would strike fast, now he goes slowly up and just taps the shell.
@Pyxis
Edit: I can actually see in the egg if I shine my flashlight at a diff angle and he looks fully wrapped by the membrane down below.

You can start an assist, if you want. It won't hurt anything. Just take only the shell over the air cell off, then moisten the internal membrane with coconut oil (or if you don't have that, bacitracin or neosporin) and then post a picture here.

 

[Justagoose_18]

You can start an assist, if you want. It won't hurt anything. Just take only the shell over the air cell off, then moisten the internal membrane with coconut oil (or if you don't have that, bacitracin or neosporin) and then post a picture here.

Ok I’ll do that now