help! newly hatched with huge belly-- is that normal?

[jafo57]

had second baby chick hatch this morning, this one has a huge swollen butt/belly... seems to be hard to stay off her back, is this normal?

What do I do? Anything?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi. Sometimes when chicks hatch they can have swollen belly where they have absorbed the yolk. Or your chick could have mushy chick disease have a read of this link to see if your chick has any of the symptoms.https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mushy-chick-disease-yolk-sack-infection-omphalitis. Hope this helps and good luck with your chick and hatch.

 

[pjquail]

Hello! Congrats on your new baby! I just had 5 hatch in the past couple days

Anyway, I had 1-2 with a larger belly, they only occasionally went backwards, but I just kept an eye on them and they turned out fine, running and as peppy as ever. I do believe that it's just the yolk sack still absorbing and whatnot, but one of the chicks with a big belly just had a natural big belly because he is a plump & large chick

I wish you the best of luck!!