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Ok, I'm not trying to be smart or anything but the chick itself is not bleeding only the yolk sac it self I think, Should I try and take the sac off or I read the link and I don't have any gel or iodine and can't buy it now as stores are closed, living in Iceland..after blowing up these pics, this chick has an infection and a bad one..... I am surprised it hatched please look at this link https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mushy-chick-disease-yolk-sack-infection-omphalitis
First you need to control the bleeding, use dry paper towl blot and pat corn starch on it to stop the bleeding, it could bleed to death.
Leave the sac rather. Think of it as a wound: don't touch and get some antibiotic cream on it a.s.a.p. Hopefully the chick will absorb what it can of the yolk and it's navel will seal and it will be o.k.But be very careful with it and try and keep it as clean as possible. I.e. don't touch and leave the chick in the incubator. Best of luck!
Thanks alot Sally I got some cream to put on the chick's umbilicus, and this plastic container right under the heat source? The chick likes the heat lamp I suppose, laying under it for dryingoh and can you fit a plastic container in there with a damp wash cloth or sponge and put her in it so that she doesnt tear it any more?
What do you mean by that ?one day is good,