That stuff next to his foot in this pic? That is "egg gunk" and is perfectly normal. I've seen it lots of times with my chicks. The ones that takes a bit longer to hatch seems to have this gunky mess in the shell with them. It's gross, but nothing to worry about. Congrats on your beautiful chick!Help - is that just some sort of yolk sack that is white and clear twisted gut looking stuff or is that really the guts???
Sweet! I had a very, very late hatcher once. Day 25. I sat and watched her zip and hatch in about 3-4 minutes. She kicked the shell off, laid there for a little while catching her breath and then tried to stand up and walk! I've never seen such a strong, active newborn. It was like she knew she was really late and was saying "Hang on, wait for me, I'm coming!!" LOLThis one is our super fast hatcher - only pipped a bit ago and out completely in minutes, LOL! Glad it is OK!! First chick out
yeah this one is walking and wrapping her egg gunk cord around her feet :/ and steeping all over it. I am thinking I need to cut it so her guts don't get pulled out - worried momma.
No. It will come off by itself soon.
he wouldnt even be tempting to.
I've no idea what time it is by you now, so I can't tell if it's been too long. But I know they can sometimes take awhile to get going after pipping. Check Sally's assisted hatch article just in case you need to help, but leave him as long as possible first. Good luck!
