So one of our chicks was just about unzipped when I headed to bed last night around 11, and hubby said it was out when he came to bed. This morning around 10, I removed him from the incubator to go into the brooder with his buddies and noticed that he had a red/swollen looking area. At first I thought prolapsed vent (but in a chick?) then I saw that it wasn't his vent. It's below and slightly to the left of his vent, and I got to thinking is this left from his umbilical cord or are part of his intestines out or something. My initial thought is that it's a umbilical cord stump, but I've never seen that with a chick. I called hubby, and he said "is that his balls?"
Obviously he wasn't any help. I've tried getting pictures though by myself it wasn't easy. It's red and a little inflamed looking with dried blood in a few spots, but other than that he's starting to fluff up and move about. Also, he doesn't seem to mind if I touch it, and I don't want to mess with it or anything, just wondering if he's going to be a cull and if I should keep him separated from the others? What do you think?
I have done some searching in the forums and found a few articles that look a little similar but not quiet like this.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=325660
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=316587
I have done some searching in the forums and found a few articles that look a little similar but not quiet like this.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=325660
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=316587
