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4/15/12 at 9:24am

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One of the chicks has a bulbous lump on its bumb I was wandering if this is normal? Is it down to incubation or just genetics? Any solutions.

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4/15/12 at 9:27am

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If you could post a picture, I can probably be more help. It may just be the umbilical cord and egg sack, but I would like to see before giving a definitive answer.

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4/15/12 at 9:29am

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Right I'll try to get one soon but s/he is still in the bator so may wait for here to dry off a bit first.

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4/15/12 at 10:36am

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That might be the yolk sac, but like ShowYourStuff said, we cannot know for sure until we see it :D

I've got 2 cats, Dyllen and Star. I have 17 chickens; 3 BLRW, 3 mutts, 2 EEs, 2 White Rock roosters, 1 RIR, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Red Star, 1 Golden Campine, 1 unknown hen, 1 Partridge cochin, and 1 Golden Polish. I also have 1 Swedish/Black Indian Runner laying on 8 eggs.

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4/15/12 at 12:14pm

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Originally Posted by welsumm44

Is it like this? The picture was taken about 8 weeks ago. She had a little lump on her bum it looked like yolk but its dryed up now and fallen off.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/image/view/album/6108159/id/4960047/sort/display_order

My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)