Help 😢🙏

[Lostmomma]

This baby came out of the shell like this , I’m new at chicken raising , will it be ok? I’m keeping it warm and it’s moving and chirping .

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@Susan Skylark this looks like one for you. Is this baby prolapsed?

 

[Lostmomma]

@Susan Skylark this looks like one for you. Is this baby prolapsed?

Will it be ok? I don’t know what that means ?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I have tagged Susan for you. I do not know if this baby will survive. It looks to me as if part of its intestines have ruptured out through its vent, or anus, but I could be wrong. If so, it's very serious and does not look good. You should try to keep the tissues moist with some kind of oil, perhaps olive oil, until you hear from Susan. Right now she's the only one I know off the top of my head that's knowledgeable about hatchlings.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What i described is called a prolapse.

 

[kattabelly]

It's hard to tell for sure from the photo. If that's a hernia and part of its intestines are on the outside, the kindest thing to do would be to euthanise it. If it's just a very bloody unabsorbed yolk, its chances still aren't great but I did have a chick hatch earlier this year that looked very similar and it's doing fine now. I tied off the yolk and then cut it off, cleaning and disinfecting everything (chick, tools, my hands, any surfaces) thoroughly both before and after. Probably gave it some antibiotics at the same time. Because it hadn't absorbed most of the yolk I had to do regular feeds for a few days to get it strong enough to be able to start eating on its own.

 

[Lostmomma]

I have tagged Susan for you. I do not know if this baby will survive. It looks to me as if part of its intestines have ruptured out through its vent, or anus, but I could be wrong. If so, it's very serious and does not look good. You should try to keep the tissues moist with some kind of oil, perhaps olive oil, until you hear from Susan. Right now she's the only one I know off the top of my head that's knowledgeable about hatchlings.

Thank you

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I am going to pm you.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Look up at the top of the page . You should see an envelope with the number 1 on it. Click that.

 

[Lostmomma]

It's hard to tell for sure from the photo. If that's a hernia and part of its intestines are on the outside, the kindest thing to do would be to euthanise it. If it's just a very bloody unabsorbed yolk, its chances still aren't great but I did have a chick hatch earlier this year that looked very similar and it's doing fine now. I tied off the yolk and then cut it off, cleaning and disinfecting everything (chick, tools, my hands, any surfaces) thoroughly both before and after. Probably gave it some antibiotics at the same time. Because it hadn't absorbed most of the yolk I had to do regular feeds for a few days to get it strong enough to be able to start eating on its own.

It’s not yolk, it’s definitely its intestines . Momma abandoned the eggs and I was gone , when I came home this baby was crying. Thank you .