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[Nannette114]

Awwwww that is SO cute!!!

Well done to you!

 

[GGBEAR]

Just found it dead under her yes it hatched in its own apart from my initial help inside the egg has a slight pink color to it and duckling had a little hole lower belly??

 

[GGBEAR]

here is remainder of egg

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Awwwww that is SO cute!!!

Well done to you!

Thanks I will still be glad when all this is over!

Just found it dead under her yes it hatched in its own apart from my initial help inside the egg has a slight pink color to it and duckling had a little hole lower belly??

Oh no I'm sorry
It doesn't look excessively bloody in the shell and if you can see the hole in the navel the yolk must have been absorbed but not quite closed over.

 

[GGBEAR]

she was on top of it do u think it could be that she sat on it

 

[GGBEAR]

and what should I do id I think this egg is dead to make sure I'm gonna candle it later but if I'm still not sure ? All the others there was movement or some noise inside

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

she was on top of it do u think it could be that she sat on it

and what should I do id I think this egg is dead to make sure I'm gonna candle it later but if I'm still not sure ? All the others there was movement or some noise inside

She may have caught it yes but hens are pretty careful with new babies. If it were me and these were my eggs I would candle what's left later and if there is movement or noise put them back under her and see what happens. Ducks can be so hard to to hatch at the best of times and really do take their time. For me it's a tad easier as I can just look through the incubator to see what's happening but you need to move the hen. It's always hard knowing when and if to intervene when it comes to hatching.
The assisted hatching article is always worth another read ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching

 

[GGBEAR]

yes that was a great read thanks I'm gonna candle the last one in a bit but what I want to know is if I don't hear or see anything then do I chuck it or cracking open

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

If unsure put them back under her and she will decide when she has had enough and should get off the nest.
Ducklings can take 2 or 3 times longer to hatch than chicks.

 

[GGBEAR]

I'm pretty sure anyway I don't think it's alive so I'm gonna fo and candle in a min have a listen if nothing I'm gonna make a small hole.
my hen is looking for the chick she mad with me coz she saw me take it