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Why are bad air cells a problem? | |
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At hatch time, the duckling pushes its bill into the air cell and begins to breathe, even before the shell has been pipped. |  |
| If the air cell is not in the right spot, the duckling's bill will not be in the air pocket inside the shell, and it could suffocate. | ||
| Sometimes, a duckling will end up positioned up-side down in the egg. This is the bird version of a breech. These babies are more likely to die from suffocation or drowning before they hatch than babies that are right-side up. |