Membrane looks brown peeping and movement has stopped help!

[Josh L.]

@Josh L.

His leg problems are worse today. One just slips out to the side, essentially he can't walk.

I put this little spraddle leg device on, seems to be really helping.View attachment 1152567 View attachment 1152568

So no pipping today which is day 28. Either they are going to be a bit late because I had to open the bator so many times assisting the three shrink wrappers or they are shrink wrapped too. So I'm thinking of checking for internal pipping tomorrow and checking the status by removing a little of the shell at the air cell to look for shrink wrapping, veining etc . I mean if there is nothing on day 29 they are all doomed anyway so I may as well try to save a couple? Thoughts?

I would go for it. Some do hatch late, but 29 days with no pips is pushing it. Try to pick off some shell and listen for distressed peeping from unhatched babies. If something starts going at their egg close to hatch and they're strong but a little late, they'll be very distressed. Don't get too hopeful is day 29 rolls around with no pips though.. It's sad to say but if there aren't any pips and you don't hear distressed sounds from the egg when you chip at it, you may have DIS ducklings...

BUT you may get lucky and rescue a few. My second batch of quail eggs were almost two days late to hatch- I left them in just BEGGING for them to hatch, and just as I was about to give up, I saw a few eggs with shell chipped away, so there's never NO hope. I had to go into immediate rescue mode of course, but 5/6 survived that, and most birds are hardy little things at hatch- they have to be to break out to begin with.

That little leg brace is adorable, and it should help him figure out how to use his legs. As he grows the device will probably help more, and other than that, he looks healthy, and he's quite the little fighter, so I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

that's exactly what I was thinking, a Cornish x mixed with what? Leghorn or something?

I like the idea of processing not too long after they start crowing. A barn full of roos at 5 am for months doesn't excite me..

do you have turken or NN?

as for the leg make sure they are getting lots of niacin too

 

[Josh L.]

How's the hatching? Has the rescue started or has there been pipping?

 

[K.Riggs]

How's the hatching? Has the rescue started or has there been pipping?

No pipping. I'm going to start the whole operation soon. I have a bad feeling they are all gonners

You never know though. If I could even save one I would feel accomplished. Interestingly the lady I got to get them for me set some as well three days before me and she just had one hatch at the end of day 30. Also she had two hatch days before like me..

 

[Josh L.]

No pipping. I'm going to start the whole operation soon. I have a bad feeling they are all gonners

You never know though. If I could even save one I would feel accomplished. Interestingly the lady I got to get them for me set some as well three days before me and she just had one hatch at the end of day 30. Also she had two hatch days before like me..

Sometimes shipping messes up the eggs' schedules, no matter how strange that sounds, so its not surprising that she had a late hatcher. I'd go for it with the rescue mission- you never know, they might just be slacking off haha

 

[K.Riggs]

Sometimes shipping messes up the eggs' schedules, no matter how strange that sounds, so its not surprising that she had a late hatcher. I'd go for it with the rescue mission- you never know, they might just be slacking off haha

Nope all DIS. Looked like for some time. I suspect they died at the time the other three pipped hence why they didn't pip.

 

[Josh L.]

Nope all DIS. Looked like for some time. I suspect they died at the time the other three pipped hence why they didn't pip.

I'm so sorry. But, at least you could save the two. How are they doing? Is the splay leg brace you made helping?

 

[K.Riggs]

I'm so sorry. But, at least you could save the two. How are they doing? Is the splay leg brace you made helping?

Yes the little guy is able to walk with it in the correct position. Often in a hurry he trips over a lot. On a positive note he has fought back enough that he is no longer getting picked on I wish I had saved the first guy that pipped. That's my main regret. It took him dying to make me realise there was a problem and I needed to assist the other two. Other than that I Am OK with it. There has been some suggestion that the parent stock may have had vitamin deficiency which would make sense with the lady I got them off having only three pip like me. And hers weren't even shipped with the ruined air cells. So with all that against them I got two adorable babies. Which I can now enjoy because I don't have to worry about the ones in the bator.

 

[Josh L.]

Yes the little guy is able to walk with it in the correct position. Often in a hurry he trips over a lot. On a positive note he has fought back enough that he is no longer getting picked on I wish I had saved the first guy that pipped. That's my main regret. It took him dying to make me realise there was a problem and I needed to assist the other two. Other than that I Am OK with it. There has been some suggestion that the parent stock may have had vitamin deficiency which would make sense with the lady I got them off having only three pip like me. And hers weren't even shipped with the ruined air cells. So with all that against them I got two adorable babies. Which I can now enjoy because I don't have to worry about the ones in the bator. View attachment 1153346

they're adorable all fluffed up and cuddling. I'm glad the little guy isn't getting picked on anymore. They're going to grow up to be some beautiful ducks, especially if they're so strong now. I wish you the best with these babies; you'll have to update us as they grow!

 

[K.Riggs]

they're adorable all fluffed up and cuddling. I'm glad the little guy isn't getting picked on anymore. They're going to grow up to be some beautiful ducks, especially if they're so strong now. I wish you the best with these babies; you'll have to update us as they grow!

I definitely will keep you updated.

This is how he looks standing with the brace on.