Incubation progress of Muscovy eggs

[Lacrystol]

So you mean when it comes to #9 and subsequent eggs, when we remove the shell, don't take as much as half off - more like 1/3?

YES, the idea is to get the head out and let them escape, let them kick that shell off, it makes them a lot stronger..

 

[AnimalQuackers]

YES, the idea is to get the head out and let them escape, let them kick that shell off, it makes them a lot stronger..

Got it!

 

[Lacrystol]

When it's time to check on seven, before you do get a glass of water and put about a teaspoon of sugar in to. Let's see if we can get the blood flowing, now you only need to dab some sugar water in her mouth, do not dip her beak in it, do not give her drops of it, you basically want to just dab her. You know like a lick. Kind of like rub the sugar water on her tongue, just have her taste a tiny bit..

 

[AnimalQuackers]

When it's time to check on seven, before you do get a glass of water and put about a teaspoon of sugar in to. Let's see if we can get the blood flowing, now you only need to dab some sugar water in her mouth, do not dip her beak in it, do not give her drops of it, you basically want to just dab her. You know like a lick. Kind of like rub the sugar water on her tongue, just have her taste a tiny bit..

I can do it!

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm trying to think of what you could use to rub some sugar water on her tongue, hummmm let me think... I would say a qtip but that will just soak up to much.

Anyone with any thoughts fire away..

You don't want to use your fingers..

 

[casportpony]

On mammals I rub corn syrup on their mucus membranes. And of course one could tube feed, but I wouldn't recommend that if you haven't mastered tubing larger birds.

-Kathy

 

[Lacrystol]

Tube feeding for her is not going to be good right now.

That swelling, I know w few things we can give her to get that swelling down but we can only do it if she's got full head control.. So it would be useless..

 

[Lacrystol]

How she looking so far any changes??

 

[Lacrystol]

I'm wondering if she has internal bleeding, her head is a much darker color then all of them so far, that could be a sign of blood in the brain..

 

[Lacrystol]

Oh **** I just found this....