Thanks for the reply's. We made an incubator from a cardboard box with a towel on the bottom and a clamp light that's not directed right at the eggs to minimize direct radiant heat and a towel covering. The temp is a constant 100. One of the chicks passed last night, it was very exposed and received a lot of damage in the fall. The second one that's exposed from the fall is still breathing and peeping (once in a while) and wiggling a little bit. The membrane that was exposed is pretty much off (I called a hatchery that has ducks, but not wood ducks, and she said to use a moist paper towel (warm) and gently help the membrane so they don't get stuck. I tried this very carefully just to the edge of the shell. No bleeding except from the initial fall/crack and that was a teeny bit and it's stopped. He/she seems to be resting tonight (do the "sleep" at night?), not as much movement, but still sticks out it's tongue and wiggles a bit. Breathing regular. Should I try to get it the rest of the way out of the shell (it's almost halfway out, still curled up but trying to move it's feet) or should I just let it be and see what happens at this point? I don't want to handle it to death, but I don't want to neglect it to death either. The intact egg has a small round area where it's slightly cracked and pushed out as if it's starting to hatch. That hasn't changed since yesterday. It wiggled a bit last night and I could feel it moving when I first picked it up...little ticks. I still feel a little movement, but it's also quieter over night. I've not heard any peeps. I put a damp paper towel in the box to keep the humidity up a bit...I'll switch to a clean sponge. The head that's peeking out has stripes over the eyes. Could they be something other than wood ducks so high up in a tree? Thanks again for any and all advice and information!
Good luck!
