Help! Is this normal

[Brittbee]

I think it's normal, but want to make sure. These photos were from yesterday, and now the area is scabbed over. Should the little one be okay to go with her siblings and broody mama?

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[mariabela]

I’m not very educated in this, but I don’t think she should go back to mama and her siblings just yet. They could peck at the scabbed area and make it worse. If the area is scabbed over and she is eating and drinking normally, she’ll l probably heal on her own and I would just add some neosporin or antibiotic cream (not pain relief, that stuff can be dangerous to animals). I hope she’s ok and it looks like your doing a great job taking care of little one!

 

[Brittbee]

Thank you. I am just trying to figure out if this is normal or if it's something that needs an act of mercy. She has not been offered food or water yet as I want to give her a full 24 hours to recover. Hatch was rough, shrink wrapped.

 

[Brittbee]

She will be alone as the others are under mom. Will she ve okay alone for a few days? Will she be okay in the incubator until we can put her in with mom and siblings?

 

[Nomadicus]

Keep the little one warm. I use my incubator set at 95° when I have a chick or two to be in a clinic environment. Make sure you introduce it to water and feed.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Did you have to assist with the hatch?
Was the egg sac completely absorbed?
Did the mom or another chick cause the problem?

 

[Brittbee]

Did you have to assist with the hatch?
Was the egg sac completely absorbed?
Did the mom or another chick cause the problem?

This was assisted. Long story short: shrink wrapped and pipping under the air sac/malpositions and cutting through veins in the membraned where you could see visible blood. I didnt want internal hemmoraging or this one to suffocate.

I simply helped by opening the top, keeping the area and membrane around her moist, but let her push herself out as if she was hatching. I did not remove more than was necessary and did not for progression aside from opening and moistening the membranes. Yolk sac was fully absorbed so I think this is the umbilical. It was bleeding last night (you can see from the photos) but stopped shortly after the egg shell was detached. I just want to make sure it's normal. The area that I assumed was bleeding is scabbed over and she is up and walking.

She has dried blood on her head from hitting the veins, I really thought she may pass from blood loss as it seems like a lot, but she's kicking and screaming like the fighter she is.

Do you think, if I trimmed off the cord as close as comfortable to the body, she can join mom and siblings?

 

[Ursuline Chick]

This was assisted. Long story short: shrink wrapped and pipping under the air sac/malpositions and cutting through veins in the membraned where you could see visible blood. I didnt want internal hemmoraging or this one to suffocate.

I simply helped by opening the top, keeping the area and membrane around her moist, but let her push herself out as if she was hatching. I did not remove more than was necessary and did not for progression aside from opening and moistening the membranes. Yolk sac was fully absorbed so I think this is the umbilical. It was bleeding last night (you can see from the photos) but stopped shortly after the egg shell was detached. I just want to make sure it's normal. The area that I assumed was bleeding is scabbed over and she is up and walking.

She has dried blood on her head from hitting the veins, I really thought she may pass from blood loss as it seems like a lot, but she's kicking and screaming like the fighter she is.

Do you think, if I trimmed off the cord as close as comfortable to the body, she can join mom and siblings?

Wow, I think you did a great job. I would be afraid to trim and start her bleeding again. I think the cord will dry up and fall off in the next day or two. Can they see and/or hear each other while you are waiting?

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

The chick's foot is curled. Does it stay curled all the time?

 

[Brittbee]

The chick's foot is curled. Does it stay curled all the time?

I've been keeping an eye on this in the case I need to tape it straight. It's extending out now so I will take a photo when i get home. I was worried about that too.