Newly hatched Turkey with red sack hanging from belly

dlwilson07

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Jun 22, 2016
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Hi, I'm new to raising birds and we have recently started hatching babies from the incubator. The first 5 came out fine, but the 6th one doesn't look so hot and has something hanging from it's stomach. It doesn't look like the yolk sac... does anyone know what I should do here??
 
Without a photo it's hard to guess what you are talking about. I personally wait a few days to see how stuff like that goes and will cull if it appears to be suffering or if it's something that will just eventually cause troubles.
 
If you go ask in the incubating & hatching section they can tell you. Sometimes things happen when the temperature or humidity changing during the hatch. And I have seen yolk sacs that look red. But it could be part of the gut. Even if it is gone now, it is worth knowing for next time.
 

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