Chicks hatching! One with red blob on butt?

[chickenlovernoteater]

I woke up this morning to three red star chicks in the incubator, and one coming out of it's egg. One of the chicks that hatched through the night has a red blob about a centimeter in diameter sticking out of it..

Is this something that will go back in or dry up as it's fluffing in the incubator? The other chicks look fine.

Thanks!

 

[HickoryGuy]

Someone more experienced than myself can chime in, but I've seen that before and I believe it's just a rough navel. Leave it alone. It'll dry up and fall off eventually.

Or at least that's what happened with one I had like that last week. Good luck and don't panic.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Agree - it'll dry up and be fine. No worries and congrats!!

 

[chickenlovernoteater]

Whew, you guys were right. I came home from work and all was well with that chick, however..

Another chick seems a lot smaller than the others that hatched during the day. It has what looks like a long rope of..something coming out of it that is about three inches long. This wouldn't be intestine?? Or umbilical cord? It's still pretty wet like it hatched not long ago. I am going to leave it in the incubator like I did the other..

I think I got cheated too because I bought red star chicken eggs and one of the chicks is pure black

and others are hard to tell sex because of entirely yellow body and red head..

 

[abooth]

Maybe the eggs were layed by a red star. Those chicks would not be sex linked.

 

[Tanichca]

I have read about the cord coming out of the rump thing, and from what i hear DO NOT PULL IT!!! if it is the umbilical cord it will fall off in a little while.