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Sophia101

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Our goose Ava has been sitting on some duck eggs and they are very close to hatching. I'm not sure exactly when because I forgot to mark the day she started laying on my calendar. Within a week at most. Anyways three days ago I noticed the half of one of the eggs shells was missing. The inner film is still in tact but the outer shell is mostly missing. Anyways she never kicked it out of the nest and today I was going to throw it out. But then when I picked it up I saw it breathing and a heartbeat. I felt its little body under the inner film. Will it hatch and survive and be able to live a normal life? Will it have trouble hatching and if it doesn't hatch with the others what should I do?
 

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Wow! Most interesting! I am bumping this for you!
 

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I'm not sure about poultry eggs. But , if it hasn't hatched in a couple days....you may have to assist. Is there an avian vet you can consult? Hope the little makes it!!
 

Sophia101

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I'm not sure about poultry eggs. But , if it hasn't hatched in a couple days....you may have to assist. Is there an avian vet you can consult? Hope the little makes it!!
I was worried about that. Our avian vet refuses to work on poultry. The vets in our area feel that poultry are 'disposable'. I have lost many chickens because of that. I do however believe he isn't far from hatching. I can feel his body below the surface and it appears to be fairly large. I just don't want him to be disabled. We come from an area with lots of predators and last year our disabled chick was trampled. It was devastating. I was told not to break the membrane which is all that is left on one side.
 
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