Prolapse vent in new duckling??

[AshleyNicole06]

No problem. I forget as well sometimes. The call duck hatchers are usually the ones I think of for hatching, since they commonly need to perform assisted hatching.

But I sadly think @ruthhope is correct. It doesn't look good for the little guy.

He is very alert and moving. Peeping even.

 

[ruthhope]

He is very alert and moving. Peeping even.

He's otherwise a normal hatchling with instincts to communicate with its mama duck. The problem is the defect is not compatible with survival. He will fade as he cannot absorb food through a prolapsed gut

 

[AshleyNicole06]

He's otherwise a normal hatchling with instincts to communicate with its mama duck. The problem is the defect is not compatible with survival. He will fade as he cannot absorb food through a prolapsed gut

Okay, I hope that isn't it. It actually looks better now.

 

[Quatie]

Okay, I hope that isn't it. It actually looks better now.

Do you have new pictures?

Here is a thread about assisted hatching. You may want to treat it like a duck with a yolk sack not absorbed. They put it in a paper towel in a cup, so it can't move around and do any damage to itself. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[BelovedBirds]

Hi everyone! I need some help!
I think my newly hatched duckling has a prolapse vent??
How do i know that's what it is?
What can I do?

Did you assist the hatch? Looks like the yolk sac ruptured, and perhaps caused a hernia- I hope it isn't as bad as it seems, but sadly agree with ruthhope has said.
I wouldn't be too hopeful, if I'm being honest. But put the little one in a cup lined/cushioned with dry clean paper towels to prevent him from moving around and making it worse, and put the cup in the incubator.
Keep him warm and comfortable and see what happens.
You mentioned he is alert, I would perhaps try to get some strength into him, since the yolk sac is basically gone. Maybe offer him some electrolytes? You could mix some lightly cooked egg yolk, with some sugar water. I'm not sure what else to suggest here. But make sure he stays in the cup in the warmth.
@WVduckchick @New duck mommy 2021

 

[AshleyNicole06]

Do you have new pictures?

Here is a thread about assisted hatching. You may want to treat it like a duck with a yolk sack not absorbed. They put it in a paper towel in a cup, so it can't move around and do any damage to itself. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

I will get new pictures

 

[WVduckchick]

Ugh. How’s the duckling doing now?
I agree with the others, it doesn’t look good. But I’m also wondering if maybe it’s just some of the normal waste that usually remains in the egg after hatch, that just happened to stay attached to the bit of unabsorbed yolk. The belly doesn’t look too bad, so I’m a bit confused. If the baby is surviving, I’d try to determine if all of that gunk should have been absorbed, or if it was partial waste. Is it all connected?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have the duckling in a bowl on dry paper towels? the best thing is to keep the duckling from moving around much so he doesn't hurt himself till whatever this is either drops off on its own or is absorbed.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

Ugh. How’s the duckling doing now?
I agree with the others, it doesn’t look good. But I’m also wondering if maybe it’s just some of the normal waste that usually remains in the egg after hatch, that just happened to stay attached to the bit of unabsorbed yolk. The belly doesn’t look too bad, so I’m a bit confused. If the baby is surviving, I’d try to determine if all of that gunk should have been absorbed, or if it was partial waste. Is it all connected?

It seems to be, but I'm not messing with it too much. There was a sac there that got absorbed. I will try to get a few pics today.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

It looks like the waste from the bottom of the egg in the one pic
The other pic looks like part of a yolk sac with the waste above it
I’m bookbinder to cross my fingers that this is just the waste from bottom of the egg as it will dry and fall off
Is there a back story
Did baby hatch himself like this ? Or was it an assisted hatch that still had yolk ?
These kind of things will help as if baby hatched himself and was in his egg to long this could be the gunk and waste at bottom of the egg
Because it’s a lot I would also check babies bum to make sure his vent is clear from any gunk that could cause him pasty butt issues as well