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  1. silkiechicken

    Newbie needs help quick please

    Just let the one with an outie spend an extra day in the incubator by himself. It should stop bleeding in that time. It sounds like a rough navel for sure. If it is intestines. It would probably decline and be done for within 48 hours as even though they have a yolk sac that can sustain them for...
  2. silkiechicken

    Newbie needs help quick please

    I say let it live till you see it get weak. If it gets weak/sick, cull it then. I assume these are pets for you all so you'll have the time to keep a close eye on them. Found this thread with a pic of a rough navel. They can be various sizes and slightly different colors...
  3. silkiechicken

    Newbie needs help quick please

    Quarter inch around? Is it circular? If so that really sounds like a rough navel. Generally, if it can eat, poop, and move, it will be just fine. I'd hold off on culling and you may find that it just falls off in a few weeks or adsorbs or heals up. To pm, click on "PM" under the name of the...
  4. silkiechicken

    Newbie needs help quick please

    You say it dried up and is dark red? My guess is that you are seeing just a pinched off part of the egg yolk sac/umbilical cord. Intestines look like whitish curly things if they get stuck on the outside. If it dries up as I think you have described and the chick does fine as you say.. it...
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