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I normally do it sooner but with the others so big I wanted him more steady on his feet. Then when I went to put him in there was no heat on the MHP and felt he needed it for sure. So got that set but wanted to be sure it stayed warm so was giving it till this am. 😭

Did I leave him in the incubator too long?

Ugh... 😭. Woke up to little miracle dead. Was going to put him in the brooder early last night but noticed my MHP (brand new heating pad) wasn't working. Took the cord from the coop brooder and got it working but figured I would wait till this morning so maybe he was a bit more steady to keep...

Watched him back up to poop and nothing came out. Picked him up and just a bit of wet poo on its bum but not even much. That little dot is all I see for a vent. Is that normal???? Tried to check the others but hard to tell. What do u do? I have read sugar on it??? Coconut oil. It is too...

There seems to be wet poop on the feathers when I check each time. I washed it off the first time and just did a warm bath the 2nd time (before this pic). The abdomen feels hard and full but also a bit squishy if that makes sense. I didn't notice it poop after I washed it off like chicks do...

Is this a prolapse??? It doesn't look as big in person but still red and a small bump. This is in the tiny, dirty bum duckling

Thanks. Ya this was just a little bit of soft poop so nothing like when my chicks had pasty butt. But I was thinking maybe it was stopping him from going? I will try the electrolytes. I don't have rooster booster I don't think but I have nutridrench.

Ya he wasn't all the gooey which was a shock seeing how the shell was open for 3 days and I oiled up the membrane so sure got oil on him.

I think I may have some I used with chicks

Ok so one of the ducklings, think the last one hatched in the first group so not Miracle, is sooo much smaller than the others and seems to be sitting more puffed up. I took it out to look it over and it had a bit of poop on its bum, but not dried like chick pasty butt, I washed it off anyways...

Before a quick clean up.

So think the girl they are going to is naming this little one Miracle. I think it may be chocolate and not black!!

Thanks. Think I may try after hubby is out of the shower so bathroom is warm and steamed up. His head feathers are slicked down and one spot on his back has membrane stuck. So doesn't need a full bath but spots.

I have don't it with chicks then I put them back in the incubator to dry off and warm up. Wasn't sure if ducklings were different

It was. If I had more time and energy to keep up with the mess then I may be tempted. Maybe some day I will.

So the humidity in that incubator was still 80 so he wasn't drying. Think he may also be a bit oily and one spot has membrane stuck. But I have chicks hatching in my other incubator so I moved the duckling over there with the single chick that has hatched so far since humidity is lower and he...

Lol. Nope not keeping him. No ducks for me.

No u hatched them for someone else so I could play with ducklings. Lol

Lol.

Thanks. I have read soooo many threads on here even about ducks last year that I believe you have advice on. Lol. So some I knew but I never would have thought of the plastic wrap or bumping humidity way up. Hopefully this helps someone else if the ever make a BIG mistake like I did. 😀