!!!Help Me!! My Baby Duck is Still Attatched to The Egg And Has Some Yolk!!!

[Bruiser21]

My baby duck hatch out about 5 minutes ago and his cord is still attatched to the egg and a little ball of yolk left. Half of the egg is left and he's moving around everywhere and I'm scared he's going to rip it off and hurt himself. What do I do???

 

[billw]

Leave it be. Once they hatch, the cord dries out and eventually breaks. It doesn't take very long - usually less than an hour. That is my recent experience anyway.

 

[hnridley]

so how's ur duckling now? can u post a picture of ur cute little ducking? hehe. btw, congrats!!

 

[Bruiser21]

Do I leave the shell that is still attatched to him on too then?? It's a pretty big piece. He's pushing on the shell with his feet and I'm scared he's going to rip the cord from the shell. Will he be okay if this happens?

 

[billw]

Yeah - many of ours have done that. Some drag the shell around the incubator for a couple of hours, some kick the shell off in minutes, but relatively few come clean out of the shell right when they hatch. I would leave it alone. Nature worked this system out a long time ago.

 

[Bruiser21]

Here's my first baby that hatched at 7:00 this morning!! Such a little poser!! My first ducky I have ever hatched. Only about 40 more eggs to go from 3 different mama ducks. Thanks for the info on my other duckling!!!

 

[Bruiser21]

Too Cute!!!!

 

[Mum]

Very cute!!!! Congratulations

 

[duckyfromoz]

Well done Bruiser21 on your first baby. What a little cutie!! How are the other eggs doing??

 

[Seashell1728]

Congrats!!! Such a cutie!!