I've had ones that you can start by hand, one 28 I had starting first kick with a tiny bit of choke when it was -10 here one morning!

My current one is complete biatch to start and usually involves rolling down a hill to bump start... I wouldn't think anything is wrong with yours. just make sure you don't use any throttle at all for the first kicks.
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