Should it take this long?

[Thatcher R]

I have another question, there was this lump of goop that came out with the duckling. Is this normal or is something wrong?

 

[NatJ]

Ok I guess I was just paranoid, the duckling just hatched!

That's great news!

 

[SilverBirds]

I have another question, there was this lump of goop that came out with the duckling. Is this normal or is something wrong?

It may be the yolk sac wasn't fully absorbed. Depending on how big it is, it should finish absorbing on it's own. Congrats!

 

[NatJ]

I have another question, there was this lump of goop that came out with the duckling. Is this normal or is something wrong?

There is usually a lump of goop in the eggshell. It can stay in the shell or spill out and look messy. If the goop is not stuck to the duckling, there is no problem.

If the goop is stuck to the duckling, try posting a picture-- it could be the usual stuff from the eggshell, or it could be a yolk sac that didn't finish absorbing. The two things get handled differently.

 

[Thatcher R]

That's great news!

There is usually a lump of goop in the eggshell. It can stay in the shell or spill out and look messy. If the goop is not stuck to the duckling, there is no problem.

If the goop is stuck to the duckling, try posting a picture-- it could be the usual stuff from the eggshell, or it could be a yolk sac that didn't finish absorbing. The two things get handled differently.

At fist it was attached by a small string of goop, but then after he started to move around it came off. Here is a picture

 

[Thatcher R]

At fist it was attached by a small string of goop, but then after he started to move around it came off. Here is a picture

 

[SilverBirds]

That is perfectly normal. That's the weird goopy stuff @NatJ was talking about.

 

[Thatcher R]

That is perfectly normal. That's the weird goopy stuff @NatJ was talking about.

Ok, thank you for helping!

 

[NatJ]

That is perfectly normal. That's the weird goopy stuff @NatJ was talking about.

Yes. I agree, that kind of goop is fine, and there is no need to worry about it.

 

[Thatcher R]

Ok so another question. One other egg is hatching and there is this yellow stuff coming from inside while he’s trying to unzip. It looks like the yolk, is this normal?