My first white call duck is hatching!

[RossAcres]

Ya'll. This breeding season has been ROUGH. I spent 4 months trying to hatch white and pastel call ducks. It's my first year breeding and hatching them and I have learned so much. I won't deep dive on this thread, but basically I realized half way through the breeding season I had an infertile white male. Anyway, I got a new male and I finally have a white baby hatching! it took 4 months of failures to get to this point and I'm so happy. Who wants to name it? Some random information on it : it came from breeding pen A, its father has a big ol head and a goofy personality, the incubator its hatching in is a HatchingTime CT60. Give me your ideas for a name!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Moony

 

[Yard Farmer]

Moony

 

[Yard Farmer]

Blanca (female) Blanco (male)?
Spanish for white.

 

[RossAcres]

Update:
The membrane shrunk on the duckling. Not sure how that happened since the humidity is fine. I misted it to rehydrate the membrane. It looks weak and it’s the third day today, so I removed a small section of the shell and membrane so it wasn’t as hard for him to push out. I believe he is still absorbing the yolk sac so I will leave him be. Fingers crossed!

 

[ChickyCh00k]

 

[RossAcres]

Sad Update.
Duckling has hatched. He's stuck on his back though. No matter how many times I flip him over, he flops back onto his back. His neck is curled back and I think that's causing him to flip over constantly. Poor thing keeps chirping and struggling and just keeps ending up on his back. I am going to try the cup method. Basically I will put him upright in a small cup, that way he can hopefully straighten himself out. Please please please send this little guy some strength. It's a 50/50 chance he pulls through.

 

[The Moonshiner]

 

[RossAcres]

One of the tricks breeders of call ducks use is using a small cup or 2 inch PVC to keep the hatchling upright. I found a small jar in my office. I'm using that to keep him upright for now. Hopefully he gains some strength.

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Sending good vibes!