Yolk hanging out of mallards stomach

[Rainbow1036]

its blurry but here it is

 

[Rainbow1036]

 

[Rainbow1036]

 

[Rainbow1036]

I know these are blurry but our good camera is with someone else right now so this old digital camera had 2 do

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Do you have a flower symbol on your camera, or something similar to take close-up photos?

 

[chickenbottom]

if it fell off then he should be fine the hole will close in the first day or so it doesnt need very much time to close and my chick though it want a duck it didnt walk the first day and a half but started walking eventually after the hole was closed and everything was inside hope everything is okay with your duckling

 

[Rainbow1036]

I do have a flower symbol (and i used it) but this is just a crap camera. if I had our other camera it would be a much better picture. Right now he/she is sleeping alot, peeps on occasion, but the wound does seem to be closing (just a small portion of dry stringy looking stuff is hanging out) He can hobble around the box and he is trying to preen his feathers but he still cant stand more than a few seconds and he lays his head on the ground alot, I'm not sure weather he is just trying to sleep or weather he is just too weak to raise his head. I guess time will tell.

Is a towel a ok bedding until I can get to a store to get something else? and what do you guys suggest I use for bedding?

I really appreciate everyone's help, thank you everyone!

 

[Riven]

The photos are hard to see, by now he should be moving around fine on his own.

A towel is fine.

Right now what you need to watch for is poop. What possibly happened is the yolk wasn't absorbed fully, which basically left the belly open and some intestines possibly prolapsed, it is possible that after that with much moving and turning they basically got twisted until they separated and fell off. This obviously would be bad because we need our intestines... If this did happen there would be no poop because any waste would either basically "fall out" inside, or build up in the intestine unable to move. Either way you'll end up with toxicity which would be lethal.

Good luck!

 

[Rainbow1036]

he just pooped but its all watery and green. is that normal?

Also ive given him food and water, he doesnt seem interested in the food (i'm assuming because of the yolk) but he is drinking lots of water. for food i bought game bird pellets that are pretty big, do i just need to break them into smaller pieces or should i get them wet so they get soft too?

He is able to hobble from the light to the water bowl and back but he is very wobbly and cant stand still more than a few seconds before losing his balance. he likes to sleep alot with his head leaned against the side of the box.

also if it means anything, during hatching he pipped in the small end of the egg without the air pocket

 

[FenDruadin]

Hello,

I had two hatch out with umbilical cords & yolks still attached. Both made it to one week, after which one died (though it may not have been related at all) and the other is still running around at 2 1/2 weeks of age. The one that is fine now took much longer to build strength and dry out than the duckling that did NOT have cords attached (I only hatched three). So I would not be surprised that he is taking longer to get strong.

However. I suspect that by incubating with a desk lamp etc., the duckling probably did not develop correctly, and there may well be all kinds of problems for him.

I suspect that's why he pipped in the wrong end also. I am amazed that he hatched at all, so you must have been doing everything exactly right--it's very unusual to have any success without a proper incubator to moderate temperature and humidity and turning.

Don't let me get you down though. With any luck, I'll be shown to be completely wrong and your little guy (gal) will grow up just fine and dandy. At least you've given him/her a chance. It's a shame the duck doesn't have any company--I know the other ducklings were a great comfort to each other as mine developed and grew.

Keep us updated. I hope it all turns out all right, and I wish I could be more encouraging. It's great that he's interested in water--many ducklings won't eat for 24-48 hours after hatching, so that's not worrisome. If nothing else is wrong with him, his umbilical cord attachment will heal up just fine in a week or two, as mine did.