Partially Hatched Merganser Egg

joshhaswoodducks

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Hey, everyone.
Yesterday, I had a group of hooded mergansers jump from my duck house! I believe there were 10 eggs total. Seven jumped in the morning and one jumped in the afternoon after the mom returned. When I went to check on the nest, one was still in the box (he had a leg injury, so I brought him into a wildlife rehab place and am hoping for the best) and one was an egg that was partially hatched-the beak was sticking out, but there wasn’t any movement. What should I do about this?
Thanks!
 
They are divers . If there is no movement at all it is most likely gone . Touch the beak see if you can stimulate a reaction . If you can see a reaction place a heat lamp over it spray some to warm not hot not cold water with a spray bottle to dampen the shell .
 

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