Help! I think my new chick has a hernia.

[GR Chicks]

HELP! Ok I have a chick that needs help.... it looks like it has a hernia, tumor or growth on its ambilical area....or is this the yolk, I've never seen it like this before? The chick is quite active..... HELP PLEASE!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

its the yolk sac. it hatched too early. wrap it up and restrain it in a cup or something so it is upright. you can use a soft cloth around it then a cup it will fit in comfortably with out being able to flip itself out. if it absorbs it it will take a couple days. keep it clean. hope someone will come with more experience then me.

 

[GR Chicks]

its the yolk sac. it hatched too early. wrap it up and restrain it in a cup or something so it is upright. you can use a soft cloth around it then a cup it will fit in comfortably with out being able to flip itself out. if it absorbs it it will take a couple days. keep it clean. hope someone will come with more experience then me.

Thank you, I have never encountered this when hatching.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

i have because i couldnt keep my hands to myself and it didnt end good .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

hi, was just told by another member to keep the heat at 100 degrees.

 

[GR Chicks]

Ok it is a still air so I have it at 101-100.....thanks

 

[Granny Hatchet]

i hope it makes it.

 

[Eggcessive]

Unfortunately I believe your chick has part of the intestines on the outside, and I doubt that it will survive. Here is one of many threads about this subject from BYC, and I'm so sorry about your chick: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/171020/chicken-hatched-with-intestines-out/10

 

[GR Chicks]

Well it didn't make it.....I went to check it and the sack was turning green, so I started to pick up the chick and all of the sudden a river of bright green ooze came running out of the chicks umbilical area. I was freaked out and worried about disease, so I had to put it down. If you scroll to the sponsors at the end of the page, it was as green as the Nutrena sign. GROSS!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

sorry for your loss.