Dried afterbirth on day old chick

[Spud Chicken]

I have a chick that hatched yesterday and there is a clump of afterbirth dried on it head. I've tried soaking it but it won't come off. Any thoughts on how to get it off or should it be left alone. It is not obstructing anything on the chicks head. It sort of looks like the chick is wearing a yellowish helmet.

 

[Mrs MIA]

It will eventually fall off on its own.

 

[NonnasBabies]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

It will eventually fall off on its own.

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[clairabean]

Leave it. If it really bothers you, you can soak it a bit with a wet cloth. That stuff is like superglue, if you try to take it off you may tear her thin skin.

 

[Spud Chicken]

Thanks for the help. She'll just have helmet hair for awhile.

 

[spowell]

I had same problem, it eventually fell off....