They are here!

[pixie74943]

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maybe that bumpy bit is there to help them poke through the egg? did your ducklings have little bumps on the end of their beak?

Sounds like an egg tooth, and yes its very normal.. they (pretty much anything that hatches) use it to get out of the shell...

 

[688peterl]

what is all this slimy stuff?

 

[DuckMamaorBust]

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My husband said something like that after our son was born

 

[1lpoock]

Its just some yolk sac that didnt get absorbed...its normal for hatching ducks.

 

[688peterl]

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is it normal for the duckling to eat it afterwards lol, oh and the other duckling (that just hatched) had a little bit of blood in his/hers, is that nothing to worry about?

 

[tia]

Congratulations! How many are in your incubator? Please keep posting pictures... we love to see those fuzzy little guys.

tia

 

[688peterl]

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i have one in the incubator now that is hatched and one in the brooder

 

[classroomducks]

mine pecked at the yolk a little...and some babies def have a little more blood than the others...as long as they arent actually bleeding you should be fine. They are probably going to sleep for a few hours now...just let them be...Congratualtions! See? nature knows what it is doing.

 

[688peterl]

will post lots of pics after i have to get my dog used to them first

 

[rainplace]

they are a little young to be moving around a whole lot. They just used a lot of energy getting out of the shell. You should let them rest in the brooder. There's plenty of time to get dog and duckies use to each other!