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No, it would not have removed the ability to excrete. It allows time for the cord to dry, and close off. Just keep a check on the umbilical area. Sometimes the excretion through the umbilicus causes bacteria, and a little neosporin, or the equivalent, is needed. Always use the neosporin...

Glad you waited, and it all went well. CONGRATULATIONS!

As long as the yolk sac has been absorbed, but the umbilical cord is not ready to break off yet. Sometimes it's just stuck. You just have to check, and assess it. Sometimes, simply cutting the umbilical is ok, but other times, the chick will bleed, or when they begin eating, and drinking, it...

What it oftentimes means is that the chick has not yet fully absorbed the yolk sac. Set the chick in the shell, and set both shell, and chick in a coffee cup, or something similar, to keep it from moving around too much. Use pieces of paper towel(s) to help immobilize it, at least until tomorrow.