Help please! Little "thread" coming off my new chick's bottom.......

[FarmerCluck]

I just got my chicks today about an hour and a half ago. They all look healthy and are active and eating and drinking. I checked all their bottoms for pasty butt. I thought one of them had it, but instead it looks like there is a little brown dried clump below the vent and coming off that is a little "thready" thing. I think I read on here once that that could be the umbilical cord still attached and not to pull on it. I didn't do anything but wanted to ask you all what you thought and if I should be worried. This particular chick seems to be fine otherwise. Any help would be appreciated. I did a quick search and couldn't find what I thought I'd read before. I'll post photos on my BYC page of my new little girls soon. They are SO cute!

 

[Babe77]

I am still a Newbie here, but I was told to leave it. It is the umbilical cord.

 

[FarmerCluck]

Thanks, JoAnne.

Do any of the rest of you have any experience with this?

 

[shuizar209]

Yeah 2 of my newly chicks had their umbilicals still attached. Nothing to worry about just leave them be.

 

[Rillion]

My Pet Chicken says:

Some baby chicks will arrive to you with an intact, attached umbilical cord. It looks like a very thin black string, attached to their rear. For heaven's sake, don't pull it! It's not "pasting up"! Just leave it alone. It will fall off within a day or two. Pulling it can really injure them.

So it sounds like your chickie will be fine if left on her own. Congratulations.

 

[cmom]

I agree. Leave it alone it will come off within a couple of days. Mine did.