Day 21 - Ohmy!!

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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.
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 :eek: 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..
 
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.
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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!
 
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.
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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 Sumi!

I'm about to go to the closest drug store which is open 24/7 and get some antibiotic cream, any recommendations on how to put it on should I use a earstick? and shouldn't I clean the incubator or at least switch the paper under?
 
I have been researching!! look......

External Umbilicus
Occasionally a chick hatches with an external umbilicus. This umbilicus can
vary in length from 1 to 3 centimetres, and appears very ‘meaty’. Usually the
umbilicus will become black in colour, shrivel up and drop off. Generously
cover the umbilicus with Betadine cream, to protect the area from infection,
and leave it. Close monitoring will be required. Any sign of redness or infection
will require the chick to been seen by a veterinarian, and likely a course of
antibiotics will be prescribed.
If staff are present at the time of hatch it may be possible to internalise the
umbilicus before the ring of abdominal muscle will close the navel area. There
is only a small window of time to complete this post hatch, (~20 minutes).
As outlined above, use gentle pressures with a cotton bud soaked in Betadine
cream, and gently poke the umbilicus back into place. Make sure the umbilicus
is clean before commencing the procedure.
Chicks that have had an assisted hatch or external yolk will need careful
monitoring for the next three weeks in case of additional yolk sac problems, or
umbilical/naval stalk infections
 
oh 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?
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 drying :)


one day is good,
What do you mean by that :p?
 
The chick is so cute! Here are some more pictures praying for her survival!
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Very curious =P




 

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