Chick just born with swollen belly!! HELP!

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Help!!! I need advice??? Should I be worried? What should I do? My chick was born about 2 hours ago and is still struggling and it keeps going very weak! What could this be?
Thankyou!!!!!
 
Hi :welcome

Glad you could join the flock! Prior to hatch they absorb their yolk sac through that umbilical area so sometimes it can look a little swollen. The umbilical area does look a little open still so I would pop a bit of antibiotic cream on and get it back into the incubator to dry off and fluff up. At 2 hours old the chick will still be extremely tired from hatch and not able to walk quite right. They tend to bumble around for quite a while untill they have rested and learnt to walk. What you have described sounds completely normal for a post hatch chick.

Good luck with your chick, it sure is cute :love
 
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Glad you joined us! Ditto what Yorkshire Coop said above. The chick will be fine in a few hours, just watch that navel area.
 
Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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Aww....poor baby. I do agree with the above posters. Also, keep the baby a bit warmer than the others for the next day. A few degrees warmer than the others can make a world of difference in the time it takes to heal.

Good luck with your babies and I hope this little one makes a full recovery!!
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TwoCrows said:
Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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Aww....poor baby. I do agree with the above posters. Also, keep the baby a bit warmer than the others for the next day. A few degrees warmer than the others can make a world of difference in the time it takes to heal.

Good luck with your babies and I hope this little one makes a full recovery!!
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Definitely listen to this advice very helpful and informational!
 
Hi and welcome to BYC - you have some great advice already so I'll just say hello!

All the best
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Thankyou so much everyone!!!!!
All of your advice helped a lot and put me at ease!! The chick is doing very well now thanks and is finding its feet, also is getting stronger!!
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