Chick with no skull cap?

[Nicks_Chicks]

I just had a chick hatch a few minutes ago that had a bald, fleshy spot on its forehead. It was especially noticable since this this is black skinned and the fleshy spot was pink. It wasn't bleeding. I left to get my phone and came back just a few minutes later and another chick was picking on it and now it is bleeding. Idk what to do. What do I apply? Or do I just put the chick down?

 

[Debbie292d]

It looks awake so they didn't kill it. I'd keep it separated from the rest and put it back in the incubator turned down to 95F. Before you move it though, I'd put triple antibiotic ointment on it like Neosporin without pain killer on it. Vetericyn spray would also work, but I'm thinking the ointment would keep it moist for now. He doesn't even look dry yet, so maybe after he's fluffy, you could reevaluate it for which to put on it.

Was this a vaulted silkie?

 

[GodLovesU]

I would seperate the chick and try to clean the wound with a saline solution.If you have some blu-kote or neosporin I might would apply that too.

 

[Nicks_Chicks]

Ok thanks guys!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I just had a chick hatch a few minutes ago that had a bald, fleshy spot on its forehead. It was especially noticable since this this is black skinned and the fleshy spot was pink. It wasn't bleeding. I left to get my phone and came back just a few minutes later and another chick was picking on it and now it is bleeding. Idk what to do. What do I apply? Or do I just put the chick down?View attachment 3970007

If it hatch that way, it's brain is exposed. This a death sentence for this little peep unfortunately.

 

[Nicks_Chicks]

If it hatch that way, it's brain is exposed. This a death sentence for this little peep unfortunately.

Wouldnt it already be dead though if it got pecked there and was bleeding from there?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Wouldnt it already be dead though if it got pecked there and was bleeding from there?

You probably got there in the nick of time. But the chick still won't survive with an exposed brain.