**big butts.... swollen is thsi normal?**

[DirtCreature]

i got chicks the other day they where 4 weeks old. there butts look kinda swollen. is this normal?

 

[PamB]

They just look fluffy to me....is the vent area ok?

 

[kidcody]

are they cornish cross?

 

[zazouse]

Perfectly normal fluffy butts

 

[DirtCreature]

ok, thanks everyone

 

[Southernbelle]

It's normal. They absorb the yolk into their body cavity right before they hatch, so that big bump is egg yolk-sized. It'll absorb over the next few weeks.