Help! Intestines hanging out of just hatched chick.

[coffeeaddict]

The egg it hatched from was very small. Spitzhauben. I've been worried about this one from the beginning. Does it have a chance? I have it in a disposable cup lined with paper towel isolated in the incubator. Anything I can do?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Did you help this baby hatch ? Or did it do it on its own ?
Could they be the yolk sac not intestines ?
It’s hard for me to tell in the pictures if that’s yellow or red

 

[coffeeaddict]

Did you help this baby hatch ? Or did it do it on its own ?
Could they be the yolk sac not intestines ?
It’s hard for me to tell in the pictures if that’s yellow or red

No, I did not assist this one. It was zipping and was face down in a carton holder so I moved it to the side gently, but it was already 90 percent out at that point. It looked reddish to me. I can try to get another pic if that would help.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

No, I did not assist this one. It was zipping and was face down in a carton holder so I moved it to the side gently, but it was already 90 percent out at that point. It looked reddish to me. I can try to get another pic if that would help.

Only reason I asked was usually they don’t zip until absorbed
If it’s red then it maybe something more
More pics may help
I have only ever hatched ducklings but I imagine things should look the same not having anything coming out if the belly

 

[aart]

Looks like the yolk sack.
It may yet go in and heal up or not.

 

[coffeeaddict]

Only reason I asked was usually they don’t zip until absorbed
If it’s red then it maybe something more
More pics may help
I have only ever hatched ducklings but I imagine things should look the same not having anything coming out if the belly

Maybe it is yellow. What do you think?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Maybe it is yellow. What do you think?

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Yes that’s yolk sac
That’s good news
Maybe a few hours and it should be absorbed
Keep baby in that cup on dry paper towel till it’s absorbed and then it won’t rupture it
I had one I had to help that had a little yolk like that. Took 2 hours and baby was great. She is now a year old

 

[coffeeaddict]

Yes that’s yolk sac
That’s good news
Maybe a few hours and it should be absorbed
Keep baby in that cup on dry paper towel till it’s absorbed and then it won’t rupture it
I had one I had to help that had a little yolk like that. Took 2 hours and baby was great. She is now a year old

Thank you so much. That gives me hope. I'll keep a close eye on the baby and check in a few hours to see how the sac looks.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Maybe it is yellow. What do you think?

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No intestines, this is just a little bit of yolk left. Keep it in a cup lined with paper towels in the incubator. There's a very good chance it will finish absorbing soon and be just fine. Cute little baby

 

[coffeeaddict]

The baby jumped out of a tall plastic cup inside the incubator. I've now added one layer of cheesecloth to the top secured with a rubber band to help prevent more escapes. The sac looks darker and like it's starting to shrivel. I applied some bacitracin ointment.