Just so we're clear, the vent is where poop comes out and the umbilical area is where they were attached inside the egg.
You think it's actually from the vent?
I wasnt sure so asked for other opinions. They're saying it looks like an organ prolapse. Not fixable. 😭
Do the other chicks' umbilical areas look the same as this one?
Yikes! I don't understand how that would physically be possible.
With people already giving the most severe ultimatum such as culling, I just want to be sure we all know what we're dealing with, hence asking for better pictures.
If you gently cup your hand around their body, you won't hurt...
Can you take better pictures? Close ups of the umbilical site for each chick? It could just be a bit of the egg membrane or something but it's hard to tell from the pictures.