the intervention

[ChiefZero]

Ok It has been 30+ days in my incubator, pekin duck eggs. They were shaking for a while then they stopped. So I decided from all the info I read the only chance I had was to intervene. I did and no blood was really comin out. When I was done the duck was in a very little filmy layer with some veins around. Also a yolk was at it bottom. it was completely developed.
then I was looking at it when I relized I intervended to soon! It started to open its mouth and moving! So with no knowledge of what to do I put it back in its shell and wrapped a damp warm rag around it with only its beak out. What should I do? Did I intervene to soon? also how coul it be alive and with a yolk sac so late 30-31 days?


thanks
ChiefZero

 

[DuckyBoys]

Just leave it there in the towel and see if it absorbs. Mine had a blobby thing attached to it - it was brown though - and as soon as it started "crawling" it compeltely fell off.

I know it is hard! I feel for you!

 

[ChiefZero]

wait so put it in the icubator without the shell and with a towel wrapped around it?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Your temps and humidity I would say have been off and they are developing later than they should...Another reason I never help out, it may or may not make it ... fingers crossed for you...

 

[DuckyBoys]

That is what I did and the blob fell off when it tried to crawl out.

 

[goatkeepers]

Good luck!

 

[priszilla]

how are they now?

 

[sara]

sounds like your temps were a little low. If the yolk isn't absorbed it probably wont make it, but there's always a chance. good luck, I hope it works out for you.

 

[ChiefZero]

No I don't think it is but tomorrow wil tell!

 

[Farmer Kitty]

How's the little one today?