Sweety the sad fact of having animals is the sometimes you have to bury them.... Do all you can for all of them and celebrate ALL BABIES you raise. Best advice I can give you.I am in total disarray.
So my styrofoam cooler still had 3 eggs in it. I checked all of them for signs of life and there was nothing. It had already been 3 days past hatch day so I decided I would take the cooler outside by the trash pile.
Well, something must have been right because my mom walked by the old incubator and there was chirping. An egg. I took the egg that pipped out. I didn't have the heart to leave him in there to die. I set him in a bowl in the yard and let him try to hatch on his own. He hatched completely on his own.
However, he was in the wrong end of the egg, and his yolk was not completely absorbed. He had a large bulge on his tummy. I am very worried about him. He is so lively and strong! He can nearly stand up on his own. His head and neck look strong, but the tummy area worried me. Right now he is resting under a lamp.
I will see what happens when he fluffs up. I will try to get him to drink the vitamins to give him a jump start.
I don't know if I can handle burrying another duckling
Hmm, its not positive that his yolk is exposed. You've got to keep him from getting it torn and dirty. Odds are bad, but do your best. Clean container, wrap baby maybe in a bit of saran (since you can't tuck him back in the egg and wrap it too make him wait, which is what ought to be done). Good luck, and I'm with PSue, some eggs and babies just don't have it togather.I am in total disarray.
So my styrofoam cooler still had 3 eggs in it. I checked all of them for signs of life and there was nothing. It had already been 3 days past hatch day so I decided I would take the cooler outside by the trash pile.
Well, something must have been right because my mom walked by the old incubator and there was chirping. An egg. I took the egg that pipped out. I didn't have the heart to leave him in there to die. I set him in a bowl in the yard and let him try to hatch on his own. He hatched completely on his own.
However, he was in the wrong end of the egg, and his yolk was not completely absorbed. He had a large bulge on his tummy. I am very worried about him. He is so lively and strong! He can nearly stand up on his own. His head and neck look strong, but the tummy area worried me. Right now he is resting under a lamp.
I will see what happens when he fluffs up. I will try to get him to drink the vitamins to give him a jump start.
I don't know if I can handle burrying another duckling
Hi Jazz. Marty strikes again? What did I do? Nada. Go cook me bacon.
