It’s been 47 hours since noticed internal pip. Is it time to assist??? HELP!

[1Slayer]

any news...??

 

[Farmgirl283420]

How's the baby?!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Is the little duck ok?! Sorry just worried

 

[AmyA248]

I want to add Amy
The reason I believe your babies are all struggling is she is a new layer
Her first eggs will be smaller and this is giving the babies less room to grow and move to hatch
I did this myself my first time hatching
I learned from my mistake not to incubate anything under 70 grams
The first eggs I did were 54-68 grans. The only 2 out of the 7 that hatched themselves were the 68 gram ones
Everyone else needed help out

Good morning my friend,

My worries are never ending!!
So he decided to almost completely hatch on his own about an hour ago. I immediately noticed before he finished that his yolk sac is still not absorbed!!
So I picked him up to stop him from finishing.
His butt is still in the shell but I can see the sac.
He’s laying on my chest now warming up with a blanket.
I know he’s supposed to go in a cup and back in the incubator, but my incubator isn’t bid enough to fit a standing cup!!
Ugh, I’m going crazy with worry!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Good morning my friend,

My worries are never ending!!
So he decided to almost completely hatch on his own about an hour ago. I immediately noticed before he finished that his yolk sac is still not absorbed!!
So I picked him up to stop him from finishing.
His butt is still in the shell but I can see the sac.
He’s laying on my chest now warming up with a blanket.
I know he’s supposed to go in a cup and back in the incubator, but my incubator isn’t bid enough to fit a standing cup!!
Ugh, I’m going crazy with worry!

Can you take a picture of his yolk so I can see how big it is

 

[AmyA248]

Is the little duck ok?! Sorry just worried

Hi my friend,

Well this baby wanted out! He almost completely hatched an hour ago and I immediately picked him up before he finished and of course his yolk sac is still not absorbed!
I can’t win and I’m a wreck again.
I have him on my chest under a blanket so he can’t finish, but I can clearly see the sac.
And if I put him in a cup it won’t fit in my incubator!
I don’t know what to do now!!

 

[AmyA248]

Can you take a picture of his yolk so I can see how big it is

I thought I added the pic, I’m sorry.

 

[casportpony]

That looks pretty good to me. I suggest putting it back in the incubator, 'cause keeping it warm enough on your body is difficult, and I hate to see it die now.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I thought I added the pic, I’m sorry.

Looks like it's just a little left to absorb
Not sure what you could put him in, inside the incubator
@New duck mommy 2021 what do you think?

 

[AmyA248]

I’m afraid to set him down because he’s peeping and wiggling so I have him wrapped up in a blanket like a baby. I’m trying to keep his butt in the bottom of the egg, but he wants OUT!
I can’t really get a clear view at how big the sac is, but it’s definitely there.

Last year this same thing happened to one of my Wood ducks. He completely hatched and his sac was huge!
He couldn’t close his legs even.
Poor little guy was so weak he couldn’t even lift his head.
So I made him a cozy little bed in a box and nursed him back to health while he absorbed his yolk.
I have a feeling my nanny at the time chipped at some of his shell, because I can’t imagine him having enough strength to hatch on his own if he couldn’t even lift his head!

But in the case here I know he should be in a cup, but as I’ve mentioned I’m using my not so great incubator for lockdowns due to the staggered ages of my eggs. A cup would never fit in there. Should I put him in his brooder under the heat lamp? But then I’m afraid if he gets hot he won’t be able to move away from the light! Ugh!
Can’t just ONE good thing happen?
I’m exhausted and beyond stressed out.
I couldn’t even go to church so my hubby took the girls while I figure out what to do with this little one…

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