This was a duckling that pipped through the air pouch and the shell in one spot and stopped, so i helped it. Then I found out it went back into the egg and now it won't come out, it's been a day. It's still moving a lot. It also still has a quarter of the egg filled with the yoke. Will it die or will it absorb the yoke and come out. I am not touching it. HELP!!!
Well, you really shouldn't have helped it...it can take up to 24 hours after they pip externally to start unzipping. This is when they acclimate their lungs to the outside air and absorb the yolk and blood. That being said, I think she should still absorb the yolk and be ok. Wait till the yolk is completely absorbed and then see what happens. You may have to help her hatch it the membrane dries out.
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