Small air sac in muscovy eggs,day 37. Duckling still moving. HELP!

C Kulak

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May 25, 2018
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Please can anyone help me. I have had 5 late deaths, out of only 8 eggs. One of the last three has hatched, but needed my help, as it was backwards. He's fine. Another has pipped, but the air sac is small. The last is still moving, but not much. His air sac is very small. Should I make a hole in the shell to let air in?
 
I’m no expert but I would. Sorry no one got back to ya. How’s things going today?
I did in the end, but the baby died in the shell soon afterwards. It looked as if he drowned. The other two came out fine, with a bit of help. I now know my humidity was too high in the 1st 3 weeks (incubator instructions to be taken with a pinch of salt, obviously!)
 

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I did in the end, but the baby died in the shell soon afterwards. It looked as if he drowned. The other two came out fine, with a bit of help. I now know my humidity was too high in the 1st 3 weeks (incubator instructions to be taken with a pinch of salt, obviously!)
Cute ducklings!
 

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