Late Stage Duck Egg Incubation Questions and Issues!

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Sadly the second duck died half way through the zip - I think there was some liquid pooled at the bottom of the egg and it drowned.... I was too late to help and I feel awful :( It was fully formed and had absorbed the yolk - I'm sure it would have been fine if I had assisted with the zip in time :(

The third egg is still trying to pip internally - it's been almost two days, so I made a small external pip hole, only to see that the beak had not yet broken through the internal membrane. It's still trying, but I'm not hopeful.
 
NikAndHerChicks said:
Oh, no! So sorry for your loss. :hugsHoping and praying baby number 3 pulls through!! :fl
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Thank you. I wanted to update you all as I often read through incubation posts for education and never find out the ending! The last little one is still alive, peeping and yawning. I made a much larger hole in the air sac this morning after no external pip over night - looks like there are still some blood vessels there, so have put as much water as I can in the incy to try and keep the humidity high enough for her. She's on a damp cloth and her eyes and nose are clear of membrane so she can sit there and rest now.

This may be a hard one as I don't think she will be strong enough to hatch herself, which means I may need to provide a high level of assistance over the next day or two and manually unzip.

Hatching is so hard!! I don't think I will do the incubator thing again. Might leave the next lot up to Mumma Duck!
 

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cursocale said:
She pulled through :) She has a bit of splayed leg, but is otherwise healthy and cheeky!

I have put her on nutritional yeast and a vitamin supplement which will hopefully support her legs.

Thanks everyone - 2 outta 3 is OK :)
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Congrats! :ya
Post some pics if you get a chance.
 

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