Please help! Duck not progressing!

[KB031311]

One of my cayuga ducks hatched last night at 730. He is still in the incubator because I have 3 more eggs that are hatching. One has small cracks and the other has a nickel sized hole but he started 12 hours ago and isnt progressing. He pipped at the wrong end of the egg BUT the egg is a very round egg so it's not narrow on the end. Should I attempt to help him the hole hasnt gotten bigger in hours. He still pokes his beak out. Also should I keep the hatched duck in there until all the eggs are hatched?? Its already been 24 hrs that he is in there. Please help n thank u

 

[MGG]

One of my cayuga ducks hatched last night at 730. He is still in the incubator because I have 3 more eggs that are hatching. One has small cracks and the other has a nickel sized hole but he started 12 hours ago and isnt progressing. He pipped at the wrong end of the egg BUT the egg is a very round egg so it's not narrow on the end. Should I attempt to help him the hole hasnt gotten bigger in hours. He still pokes his beak out. Also should I keep the hatched duck in there until all the eggs are hatched?? Its already been 24 hrs that he is in there. Please help n thank u

They can take 72 hours from pip to zip. I would wait at least 24 hours. I usually wait 36 hours though. Any yawning/chewing?

 

[KB031311]

They can take 72 hours from pip to zip. I would wait at least 24 hours. I usually wait 36 hours though. Any yawning/chewing?

Yes he is sticking his beak out and chewing on the flappy piece a bit

 

[KB031311]

Yes he is sticking his beak out and chewing on the flappy piece a bit

 

[Knighstar679]

If a duckling pips on the wrong end of the egg it can take them an additional 12 hours to start progressing. This is because instead of breaking into the air cell and learning how to breath they just break out straight into the world. So that additional time of learning how to breath and function needs to be worked in there. So your looking at 36 hours likely before it starts making more pokes in the shell. But if you notice it stops chewing/ yawning for a long time then help.

In answer to the question to your early hatching duckling. I would go a head and pull it out at this point. If you do it quickly it shouldn't hurt anything. If you have a spray bottle with plain water in it you can spray the bottom of the incubator to up the humidity for the humidity that you would lose from taking the duckling out. If you are quick you won't hurt anything. I do it when I have hatches and have only had one shrink wrapped duckling.

But do watch the membrane around your wrong end pipped one. Even with high humidity that can still start to yellow or brown after a while signally that the membrane is drying out. If that happens use coconut oil, or veggie oil on a q-tip and gently apply to the membrane so as to soften it up.