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I assisted. It pipped and got its bill out then sat like that for 12 hours so I zippered for it and it pushed itself out the remainder of the egg shortly after. It was wrong end of the egg and when I opened the hole I could see its wing was above its head.

I just heard from my sister who's a vet and she said it's the yolk sac/umbilical and should absorb into its abdomen 😱 I freaked out a little I hurt it but she said as long as it didn't bleed it should dry up and fall off whatever isnt absorbed. I feel so bad.

Thank you all for your responses. I soaked it under the tap and tried rubbing off the gunk but it would not come off. The good news is the vent isn't blocked. I could see it below the blob. Eventually I kind of managed to pick a bit off the top and it oozed white stuff. I thought maybe it was...

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First time hatching, hoping someone can help me help this duckling. Last night this duckling hatched at about 11:00 p.m. I noticed that it is weaker, doesn't seem to flail around as much as the others. Today at 3:00 p.m. I took it out and looked it over. I noticed that it doesn't seem to be...