Oh no. I shouldn't have "helped" my duck egg

[WineChicks]

Sorry this is a repost. I tried in the duck section first, but there's much more action on this thread.

Today is day 30 and I panicked and after much reading here I decided to see if I could help with the hatch. Of the 12 duck eggs that I set, only one was fertile so I'm really hoping for this little one! When I candled, the egg was too full and too dark to see anything. I didn't think that there was movement. When I peeled back some egg, I could see that the baby was alive and there are still tiny veins in the membrane. What have I done now? I've moistened the membrane abd put the egg back in the incubator but will the baby be ok with a hole in its shell? Is there anything else that I should do?

 

[Alexander]

Well you learn from your mistakes.As long as you didn't pierced the membrane it is going to be fine.Just wrap it up with something warm.

 

[Ceinwyn]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=491013

Excellent guide to help you with waterfowl.
Please don't pour wax into an open egg.
Keep humidity high at this point, not much you can do before internal pipping as the duckling hasn't learned to breath air yet.
Good luck to you and your little one.

 

[WineChicks]

Thank you both!