Help! Chick hatched with unabsorbed yolk!

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Hello everyone! I just had this silkie chick hatch and it seems the embryonic fluid is still attached. Will it be ok or is there something I need to do?

 

[My15Ducks]

I’ve seen a lot of people in here recommend setting the chick in a small cup and leaving it in the incubator until it finishes absorbing the yolk. I hope someone else will chime in. In the meantime, try searching on here. There are lots of posts about this happening.

Good luck!! Fingers crossed for your chick

 

[casportpony]

Are you sure it's the yolk?

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Are you sure it's the yolk?

Not really, I was reading other threads on here with similar situations and that's what I think it looks like. I read other replies on those threads saying to put the chick in a cup in the incubator with paper towels in the bottom. Is that right?

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

New update, whatever is hanging out busted. ☹

 

[Lillith37]

I think you need to consider euthanasia unfortunately.

 

[casportpony]

New update, whatever is hanging out busted. ☹

If it busted and there's no yolk, then it's not the yolk. Can you take it out and get a picture of the belly?

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Here it is

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

It seems to be drying ok from what I can tell. I'm glad it's not a pool of blood but I can tell it is weaker from its chirp.

 

[casportpony]

Can you see any intestines?