Black spots on newly hatched chick

[Rosey chick]

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I know it's been a year or so but my chick is also looking like this, by any chance do y'all know if this is contagious for other chicks??!

 

[ChickAsThieves]

What kind of chick is it? It seems to me like it's a result of high melanin levels in the chick's skin/feather buds but I can't find a definitive answer anywhere!

 

[Offshoreorca]

I just had a chick hatch like this and it’s super weird!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Any pictures of any of these chicks grown?

 

[Spring Chickens]

I just had one hatch like this too! Anyone have any updates or ideas?!

I just had a chick hatch like this and it’s super weird!

 

[Spring Chickens]

I know it's been a year or so but my chick is also looking like this, by any chance do y'all know if this is contagious for other chicks??!

My chick just hatched looking like this too, also black. Anyone have any update or answers?

 

[ChickNanny13]

I had a Svart Hona chick just hatch out (which took almost 24 hours) and the chick has little black spheres on him and the inside of the egg has black spots. Has anyone seen this before? Is this a fungus or something? Do I need to quarantine this lil guy?

Any update on your chick?

 

[Snugglesandwigglespetcare]

Don’t know where we are all with this issue, but I am adding my chicks. I have had three now. They all come from my Olive eggs. Mom is a cross between BCM and Crested Cream Legbar. Wondering if it isn’t a breed thing. All chicks are black that have this. My other chicks from the Olive eggs did not have this and not all chicks from my Olive eggs have this. Both of the ones that had this only had it on their heads, so I assumed they would probably get the crest top head, but now I am seeing it on the entire body with this chick. Interested to learn more about it.

 

[alinas2010]

Probably not way helpful, but here is another thread with the same thing (I think) going on. Also an older thread. Curious myself what causes this.

@ChickyMudder and @artbykarenehaley look like active members still from that other thread. Maybe they can share what their chicks’ feathers grew out like?