First Peachick hatch, weak, died

[Alex Franco]

Hatched my first peachick, humidity hot low and it got stuck to the shell. I helped it come out but it was weak and could never stand up. Died two days later.
Found abnormal tissue on the nape, is this normal, does anyone know what it could be?

 

[Evadig]

Hatched my first peachick, humidity hot low and it got stuck to the shell. I helped it come out but it was weak and could never stand up. Died two days later.
Found abnormal tissue on the nape, is this normal, does anyone know what it could be?

I'm sorry no one has responded to your post yet. I don't have peafowl but hopefully someone who does can tell you what the matter was.

 

[Altairsky]

IIRC newborn chicks have extra tissue on their necks to help them with the pipping and zipping, which gets reabsorbed later. Could be that maybe?

 

[casportpony]

I've seen this before and I'm not sure what causes it. Maybe @KsKingBee knows.

 

[KsKingBee]

They do not do well when you pull the skin off. The swelling is due to the chick working extra hard trying to peck out of the egg, it goes down in a day or so.