Just an update; I haven't yet tried tying anything off. The mass has definitely shrunk down since yesterday afternoon. Since it is shrinking I figured I'd continue to watch closely. I sprayed the area with vetermicyn and wrapped the chick in clean, warm and moist paper towel.
The chick that...
Wow! Terrific idea! I will definitely use that if I ever hatch anymore babies.
And okay subhanalah. I will try to tie it off. I just put a string around the mass as close to the body as possible and when trying the knot pull as right as possible? I imagine it will cry and flail. Is it okay...
Enola, Yes there was a problem during incubation. On day 17 I came home to find the power had surged and tripped the breaker. My incubator had been off for a long time to the point where the eggs were cold. I literally cried because I thought I had lost all 17 of my babies but several people...
I definitely want to try to save it if possible. I would cull it if it seemed weak or in pain but since it is acting healthy and happy I don't want to kill a chick that might be okay. The dental floss/cutting it scares me @_@ What if that makes a serious bleed?
Arghh. Any...
This is the first chick with something unusual near the butt. As you can see it isn't very large but it is off to the right side. What might this be on chick #1?
This is chick #2 with what looks like an open belly!? Should I keep him in the incubator (very wet in there) or should I move him...
I'm not sure. Do you get those from the drug store? All I currently have is bacitracin.
Actually, does anyone have pictures of the different things that can be hanging from the butt area in a New chick? I have two with the small red spot and one with a rounded mass about a centimeter in...
I, too, am very curious about this as one of my chicks that just hatched has something that looks like this. I think I should wait for it to fluff up before applying any antibiotic ointments, but I would like to know if anything else should be done.