My baby has completely stopped moving. I have lost him.. 😢

[BelovedBirds]

I do agree with the above post, I'm so sorry @AmyA248 I know how much this baby meant to you.

 

[AmyA248]

Picture 2 has the bruise I was asking if the egg had
He was not in the air cell and couldn’t break the shell to get air
Going forward on your next ones ri hatch
Watch for that bruise
When I see a bruise I immediately put a safety hole in the centre of it
Not a big hole only the size of a sharpened pencil end
We don’t want a ton of air to get in and dry them out but we need them to get air to live
I leave the egg be for 24 hours
Then I will either make that hole a bit bigger or if they have moved slightly and bruise a new area I make the hole there no bigger then a dime then leave them be till it’s been 48 hours minimum after that we can slowly start to peel shell and see what the veins are doing
I’m so sorry you lost him as you put your whole heart into this baby
I have lost a few my first hatch
One I helped to much to soon and the other was a bruise at the wrong end and I didn’t know
My last loss was my twins who bruised just outside the air cell in the middle of the night and were dead by morning when I found the bruise
I took it pretty hard so I get every emotion you are feeling
We can only learn from each hatch and now you know if you see a bruise outside the air cell you can take action right away
I hope the other eggs you have going give you some little ones

Hi,

I had no idea about bruising. If I did I would have put a hole in it immediately.
It wasn’t there yesterday, so does that bruise mean death? If not what does it mean?
I know he was trying so hard and I shouldn’t helped but everyone says not to.
At least me would have had a chance.
This is only my second hatch and I had a baby born with his yolk sac still fully attached and he couldn’t even lift his little head up. I had to intervene because he just couldn’t get out of his shell.
He survived and is now happy and healthy.

I wish I would have known about bruising!
I could have saved him!
I feel sick right now.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hi,

I had no idea about bruising. If I did I would have put a hole in it immediately.
It wasn’t there yesterday, so does that bruise mean death? If not what does it mean?
I know he was trying so hard and I shouldn’t helped but everyone says not to.
At least me would have had a chance.
This is only my second hatch and I had a baby born with his yolk sac still fully attached and he couldn’t even lift his little head up. I had to intervene because he just couldn’t get out of his shell.
He survived and is now happy and healthy.

I wish I would have known about bruising!
I could have saved him!
I feel sick right now.

Try not to beat yourself up, we all make mistakes in hatching. I know it's really upsetting, and how you feel right now is completely valid. I'm sorry for your loss

 

[AmyA248]

Picture 2 has the bruise I was asking if the egg had
He was not in the air cell and couldn’t break the shell to get air
Going forward on your next ones ri hatch
Watch for that bruise
When I see a bruise I immediately put a safety hole in the centre of it
Not a big hole only the size of a sharpened pencil end
We don’t want a ton of air to get in and dry them out but we need them to get air to live
I leave the egg be for 24 hours
Then I will either make that hole a bit bigger or if they have moved slightly and bruise a new area I make the hole there no bigger then a dime then leave them be till it’s been 48 hours minimum after that we can slowly start to peel shell and see what the veins are doing
I’m so sorry you lost him as you put your whole heart into this baby
I have lost a few my first hatch
One I helped to much to soon and the other was a bruise at the wrong end and I didn’t know
My last loss was my twins who bruised just outside the air cell in the middle of the night and were dead by morning when I found the bruise
I took it pretty hard so I get every emotion you are feeling
We can only learn from each hatch and now you know if you see a bruise outside the air cell you can take action right away
I hope the other eggs you have going give you some little ones

I just looked at the bruise and it is is not on the air sac, just slightly above it..

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Hi,

I had no idea about bruising. If I did I would have put a hole in it immediately.
It wasn’t there yesterday, so does that bruise mean death? If not what does it mean?
I know he was trying so hard and I shouldn’t helped but everyone says not to.
At least me would have had a chance.
This is only my second hatch and I had a baby born with his yolk sac still fully attached and he couldn’t even lift his little head up. I had to intervene because he just couldn’t get out of his shell.
He survived and is now happy and healthy.

I wish I would have known about bruising!
I could have saved him!
I feel sick right now.

I only learned about bruising after I lost one who bruised and I didn’t help
The bruise means he tried to break out there
He was hitting the shell but not able to break it
My second baby that bruised the wrong end I immediately knew what to do and I saved her but only cause I lost one this way I learned
I know the loss of this guy is really hard and it’s okay to feel upset but don’t blame yourself. Hatching is a learning experience for us
Now you have the knowledge about bruising and will be able to help if it happens to another egg
One thing to watch for is the movement of the baby
Up and down in a Pattern means they are breathing
So now we look are they in the air cell or find the bruise on the egg
Flickering not in a pattern is baby just moving not breathing yet

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

I just looked at the bruise and it is is not on the air sac, just slightly above it..

Exactly
He wasn’t able to get into the air cell so he tried getting out of the egg
My guess is his beak is right by the bruise

 

[HollowOfWisps]

This is from the Texas Agricultural Extension and Education office. They say chicks, but at the beginning of the pamphlet it is mentioned the advice is also for ducks and other fowl.

 

[AmyA248]

Exactly
He wasn’t able to get into the air cell so he tried getting out of the egg
My guess is his beak is right by the bruise

Hi my friend,

I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your kindness, and everyone’s empathy and support.

I did an eggtopsy because I needed to find out what happened.
The baby was beautiful and fully developed, but his beak was stuck under his wing instead of being up against the air sac. I “think” the movement may have been from somewhere else. There was no liquid left inside the egg either. But the oddest thing is that his belly is see through!!! It’s not an unabsorbed yolk sac because I dealt with that on a baby with my first hatch.
I examined him very closely and it is his belly, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. I just sobbed seeing this perfect baby who never got the chance to live.
I’m going to start a new thread and see if anyone knows what happened.
The photos are graphic, but I need to know what this is.
Maybe you’ll know.

Thank you again and blessings to you.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Hi my friend,

I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your kindness, and everyone’s empathy and support.

I did an eggtopsy because I needed to find out what happened.
The baby was beautiful and fully developed, but his beak was stuck under his wing instead of being up against the air sac. I “think” the movement may have been from somewhere else. There was no liquid left inside the egg either. But the oddest thing is that his belly is see through!!! It’s not an unabsorbed yolk sac because I dealt with that on a baby with my first hatch.
I examined him very closely and it is his belly, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. I just sobbed seeing this perfect baby who never got the chance to live.
I’m going to start a new thread and see if anyone knows what happened.
The photos are graphic, but I need to know what this is.
Maybe you’ll know.

Thank you again and blessings to you.

So sorry
This is a great group here
We support one another and help get through some hard times