It was definitely a first for me. (Most of my experience is with chicks, this is only my second duck hatch and it's been a couple years.)
I did get the duckling out, and he's doing well! When I removed the egg from the incubator, his head was stuck to a neighboring egg out of my view. Like...
It's day 26.5. Had an early hatcher day before last, four more yesterday. The poor lad with his head and foot stuck out opens his mouth a lot, not sure if that's a sign of anything.
Hello! Essentially as the title says.. duckling pipped yesterday, and made its beak out through a dime size hole or so and I can see his foot pressed up against his face. I know the already hatched ducklings helped open the hole he's poked through. He's not as active as he was last night- I...