shrink wrapped?

[Jerome32]

Well, Last night I noticed a baby duck is hatching and I almost forgot to check it. A few hours ago, I checked out the incubator and noticed that her beak is out but there is no movement. Is she dead?

 

[OneEggToRuleThemAll]

I am sorry about your duck babies. I lost one back in November--he externally pipped but was mal-positioned and died before he could hatch. It broke my heart there for a while.

I wish you all the best with the rest of your eggs.

 

[SilverBirds]

She might be. Is there a reaction if you touch her bill?

 

[SilverBirds]

If you want, you can finish opening the egg up to see if the rest of the membrane was dry and if she had finished absorbing the yolk.

 

[Jerome32]

She might have, the membrane looks pretty dry, and it just looks like a mess. What is your humidity at? Do you have any more waiting to hatch?

Well its around 60 BUT I was busy these days and almost forgot to check the humidity. before the hatch it was dropped but I filled the water supply ASAP. Maybe this delay was the reason of her death : ( . and yes there are some waiting.

 

[SilverBirds]

Well its around 60 BUT I was busy these days and almost forgot to check the humidity. before the hatch it was dropped but I filled the water supply ASAP. Maybe this delay was the reason of her death : ( . and yes there are some waiting.

Hopefully your others make it!

 

[Jerome32]

The only way to find out is to take her out of the egg. It looks like she's probably dead but it's worth a try.

Im not sure If I can do it. This is my second loss. Last week a three day old baby duck jumped out of her box and I looked for her almost an hour and I didnt find her. The day after I found her dead.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Is there someone else at home that can?

Im not sure If I can do it. This is my second loss. Last week a three day old baby duck jumped out of her box and I looked for her almost an hour and I didnt find her. The day after I found her dead.

 

[SilverBirds]

Well it seems I have to do it. Should I keep the membrane safe?

If it makes you uncomfortable you do not have to do it, but it is nice to troubleshoot.
What do you mean by keeping the membrane safe?

 

[SilverBirds]

Well I thought when we want to intervene, it is only the matter of shell not the membrane.

You can start by just taking off the shell, but if there is no movement you can just open up the entire egg. The reason you are careful with the membrane is because there are active blood vessels when the chick is alive, and you don't want it to bleed out.