to much hatching help

[lanajc]

I had four peking duck eggs starting to hatch and my kids got overly excited waiting for them to hatch once they saw the duckling had broke the egg they took them the rest of the way out one baby is doing great 2 have lived through the night but our not up moving on their own they respond it u touch them and wiggle and move about i have been giving them sugar water all day is there anything else i can do to help them get better i really dont want to loose the little guys the fourth egg has started hatching but not broke through yet and i wont let the kids anywhere near it

 

[shicks0211]

is the yolk detached? or did the kids pull it off when they helped them out of the shell?

 

[lanajc]

No the yolk is still attached and they r moving but its like they are heavy on one side and havent stood on their on yet

 

[lanajc]

I still have the one in the nest that has put a crack in the egg but it still has not broke through it has been about 18 hours what should i do

 

[shicks0211]

don't panic..sometimes it takes even a couple days once they've cracked..keep it humid where he's at..mist the egg in the incubator. As far as the others that were pulled out..its a tough call..the yolk wasn't absorbed like it should have been, i don't know if they'll make it..but they might..don't pull the yolk off..keep the babies warm..if there is blood, maybe a little neosporin. someone else here may be able to help you with that..if you have a little pedialite , or sugar water..see if they'll take some to give them energy and see what happens.

 

[lanajc]

Thank you they are drinking sugar water and trying to move about wobbling a lot but trying to move

 

[lanajc]

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The middle one is up moving and peeping very loudly the other 2 will peep and move if you touch them so i am still hopeful that they will make it

 

[lanajc]

 

[lanajc]

Just to give you and update they are all doing well thank goodness and up moving around and eating the egg in the nest is making progress so all is well

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just to give you and update they are all doing well thank goodness and up moving around and eating the egg in the nest is making progress so all is well

Great news!! always good idea to supervise young children with tiny ducklings than can easily be injured if squeezed to hard. Happy to hear an almost tragic start is turning to end happily.