Chicks born with insides on the outside

[kentuckychickenmomma]

I know this sounds really gross. But we have had several chicks born this hatch with their insides on the outside. They are for the most part , still living. We have had maybe one or two in the year and a half that we have been hatching , but NEVER like this . We first thought it was one certain bread , but then we had a little RIR that the same thing happened to this mornig. Does anyone know what causes this? Is it something that we can control? I was thinking maybe the eggs were saved too long , or maybe these were not saved point down or something , but I just dont know anymore. I know for sure we had 5 that are RIR and White Leghorn mixes that have this problem ,and only one full stock RIR . Please help if anybody knows what causes this and what we can do, if anything..


THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AHappychick]

what temps and humidity is your bator?

 

[cowman910]

that is so wierd and i'm not sure what might cause that to happen
COME ON SMART PEOPLE SAY SOMETHING!!!!

 

[Judy]

Are you sure you aren't seeing unabsorbed yolk and/or umbilical tissue?

Pics?

 

[Chef]

Pic's would help tremendously!


Chef

 

[luvmychicknkids]

From what I understand, bacteria in the bator can cause abdominal deformities. I would be thinking there is something lurking in the bator. Sorry this is happening.

 

[kentuckychickenmomma]

Temps and Hum. are fine , been the same with all the hatches for a year. These chicks end up dying , I will try to get some pics on here , but I am sure these are not the yolk, we have had that before and this looks just like a worm , and a liver only smaller. It is strange looking , just like intestines have been squeezed out. Why would it be more of one breed than the other , mater of fact , the one RIR that this happened to is actually fine now , I do belive that was just the cord. These other are more bloody looking tissue , worm looking , and some a HUGE lump of things , I am almost 110% sure it is the insides .

We wash the bator out after each hatch really well. I am dumb founded.. Thanks to all of you who have answered us.. It gives us something to go by

 

[becky3086]

The yolk has probably already been ruptured, that is why you have the insides coming out. Sorry to hear this, they won't make it.