Umbilical cord still present on my duckling

faith5

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Mar 31, 2020
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Hi there! I have a duckling who still has the umbilical cord hanging from it. The duckling was left in the incubator after hatching for over 12 hours and then put into a brooder with one other duckling for about 12 hours now and the umbilical cord is still hanging from it. The umbilical cord is dry and about two inches long. Am I able to cut off the umbilical cord or should I leave it alone?
 
:welcome

Could you post a picture? Do not cut anything off yet.
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Alright, do you think it’ll be okay in my bigger brooder with 4 other ducklings?
 
Its hard to see in the photo, but it looks pretty dried up to me, should fall off soon. I wouldn't worry about the other ducklings.
 
It’s definitely the umbilical cord, it’s attached to the belly button. Thank you so much for your help! ☺
 

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