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6 hr old chick. Thoughts? TIA

Is this just pasty butt? It looks awful... This chick was just born this morning (finished exiting the egg about 5 hours ago) and its' mama proceeded to boot it from the nesting box. It is her only chick and she is new to this, as am I. We have raised chicks from a hatchery but none quite this...

One of our hens hatched a chick (she is often broody and has never been successful before, so we were letting her sit on one egg...). We are in the mountains and winter is almost here. The chick almost has the shell cleared and mama hen has been out and about eating and periodically sitting on...

Hi. The past 2 days my most used nesting box has had yolkish goop all over the eggs and nesting material. I’m not sure what search terms to use to find an amswer, though I’m sure one already exists. So sorry for what is likely a duplication. Thanks for the help!