Chick born with egg white (?) on it, now dried on...

[k1parker]

One of my chicks hatched and was laying on its back, I checked back a couple of times and it was still on its back so I got in there and it was stuck to the floor of the incubator. I took it out and tried to rinse of the stuff with warm water but I was afraid the baby would get too cold. So I put it back in the incubator then moved it under a heat lamp but it has a large amount of dried stuff and can't fluff up. I don't know if it will be able to stay warm. Should I put it in a warm bath and try to get it off? Of interest, it was a huge egg and had an enormous air sac, I think there was just egg white that didn't get used up and now it is dried on the baby. His little wing was stuck to his body but I got that loose and now he can walk and stand but until I loosened his wing he just kept flipping over to his back. Ugg, this is always so great and so heartbreaking.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

You can try rinsing with warm water, gently pat of excess water and put him back in the incubator to warm and dry.
Did the yolk absorb?

 

[lazy gardener]

This is not a huge issue. Do you still have the incubator still set up, or is the heat lamp putting out enough heat so the temp under it is 95 - 100 (generally, I would not use this much heat, but to fluff up a new born after a quick bath to remove the albumen, it might be a good idea.) I would use warm water, be sure not to get his face wet, give him a quick rinse, then gently towel dry him with a soft wash cloth. Be extra careful around his umbilical stump. After you've towel dried him, put some betadine on his stump, or if you don't have that, a tiny bit of triple antibiotic. I always keep betadine on hand at hatch time for umbilical issues. Then, you can put him under the heat lamp or in the incubator till he's dried off.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

Sounds like the yolk might not have absorbed all the way, have you tried putting him back in the incubator?

 

[lazy gardener]

OP has said nothing to indicate that the yolk did not absorb.

 

[k1parker]

Sounds like the yolk might not have absorbed all the way, have you tried putting him back in the incubator?

The yolk absorbed, it just had egg white on it. I ended up putting her in a warm bowl of water and letting her soak until I could get the gunk off. She couldn't fluff up so I didn't think I could leave her like that but I was also afraid a bath might get her cold ad kill her. I put her in the incubator for a bit then under the heat lamp and she is now fine.