wrong way pip questionable membrane

[houdiniduck]

well, his sister went from pipped to zipped in no time flat. hopefully she encourages him.

 

[sumi]

Hopefully she will inspire him (and the others).

 

[casportpony]

My bad, I assumed it was a duckling, lol. Congrats of the one that hatched!

-Kathy

 

[sumi]

Update please?

 

[houdiniduck]

Two babies hatched out of 14. I had to help questionable at the end, he was stuck to the membrane and could not rotate any more to zip, so I chipped him out. He just got a bath to get all the nasty Yuck off and they are still in the incubator as they are smaller than all my other chicks who hatched yesterday.

 

[houdiniduck]

Thank yo everyone for all the help!

 

[sumi]

They are beautiful! And you're welcome

Thanks for letting us know.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the update. Sorry you didn't have a better hatch rate.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

If any of you are interested in duck egg problems, I have started this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/957701/eggtopsies-picture-heavy#post_14900115

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I'm the curious type... given what you learned, would you do anything differently if something like this happened again? No hidden agenda here, just curious.

-Kathy