Very large saddle aircell, day 24 duck eggs.

[WolfGirlMagic]

Hi WolfGirlMagic, how’s your hatch going?

So far I have 5 of 11 that are showing signs of activity. 2 pipped externally properly (one of the ones that did properly is the saddle cell I was originally worried about!). Two are breach. One has been rocking. Bruised shell has been quite :/
The first breach to pip has started knocking away at the shell and made a little progress, but it looks like it is zipping the long way! From tip to air cell instead of around.

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Saddle cell is hatching!!!!!!
He lirlitera zipped in a matter of just 5 minutes!
Now he is trying to push.
So excited because I haven't ER been awake to see one hatching on its own!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

2 ducklings out and drying off!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Bruised egg was the second to hatch!

 

[AquaDuck]

Congrats on your ducklings!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Congrats on your ducklings!

Thank you!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

So I'm probably going to have to assist the first breach...
The membrane is very dark brown.
The blood vessels have receeded from what I can see...
I see something yellow grey that is oozy that I think poo? I hope. Yikes!
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[WolfGirlMagic]

So,
The chick is very week.
It was a very tangled up malposition
And I think it broke the yolk sac a long while before I helped.
I plan to put silver sulfiadide on the umbilical area to maybe stop an infection.
Let it lick at a little sugar water for strength.
Now its in the Bator.
Wait and see!

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

6 babies have successfully hatched.
Two are externally pipped.
One egg started smelling so I took it out... Apperantly my crested female layed in my standards nest so we got a fatal crested.
That eggtopsy was very interesting.
Two other eggs are not showing any signs of life, so likely they are also fatal cresteds.
We will find out!