I hatched this chick without an incubator and this is what it looks like.

[rayndance]

What do I do about that yolk? The belly looks red also. The chick is making a fuss.

 

[rayndance]

It fell of when I went to put the baby in a cup. There's no bleeding or anything hope she will be alright.

 

[BelovedBirds]

What do I do about that yolk? The belly looks red also. The chick is making a fuss.

How long ago did it hatch, what day was it on? What temp is the DIY incubator?

Did you assist the hatch? It looks as though you did.

This baby seems very premature.

 

[rayndance]

I looked at some of these threads and it seems like 'afterbirth' or part of the umbilical cord. I gently placed the chick back in its shell because there was also one remaining blood vessel. I started talking to the chick to encourage it and I guess it pushed out a bit early.

 

[rayndance]

How long ago did it hatch, what day was it on? What temp is the DIY incubator?

Did you assist the hatch? It looks as though you did.

This baby seems very premature.

Yes I assisted because it wasn't zipping. Sorry I probably made a lot of mistakes it was kind of a rescue mission. I helped it zip but it pushed out on its own like this when I started talking to it. It's been about an hour now. Temps ranging from 95-100. It's impossible to keep the temps stable in here in a bathroom with a space heater.

 

[rayndance]

She's struggling and crying a lot using a lot of energy I can't seem to get her calm

 

[rayndance]

Going to the pet store to get nutridrench if anyone wants to chime in. Never hatched eggs before and already lost 2. First one the broody pushed out of the nest halfway hatched, other one got too hot in the box incubator. Maybe that's why this one hatched early.

 

[LilFinnGirl]

Going to the pet store to get nutridrench if anyone wants to chime in. Never hatched eggs before and already lost 2. First one the broody pushed out of the nest halfway hatched, other one got too hot in the box incubator. Maybe that's why this one hatched early.

Sometimes a broody hen can sense when a chick might not be viable, and push it out.

It’s unclear, were the eggs under a hen or in an incubator?

If a chick is too weak to hatch on its own, it may be too weak to survive or may have special needs if it does survive.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

She's struggling and crying a lot using a lot of energy I can't seem to get her calm

Keep it warm and leave it be. The yolk sac did not fully absorb because you assisted too early. It will absorb on its own it just needs time in a warm spot. It will move around, look like it’s still trying to push the shell apart and peep a lot…that’s all okay and normal. They will have spurts of energy and then seem exhausted. It doesn’t need your help to calm down it needs left alone in a warm spot. Once the yolk sac has fully absorbed it can take 24-48 hours for a chick to start eating and drinking on its own. Don’t force it to eat or drink for at least 24 hours after the yolk sac has finished absorbing. The main thing is leave it be for now and don’t panic. I have seen too many people try to help out of panic and it’s that help that ends up killing the chick.

 

[rayndance]

Sometimes a broody hen can sense when a chick might not be viable, and push it out.

It’s unclear, were the eggs under a hen or in an incubator?

If a chick is too weak to hatch on its own, it may be too weak to survive or may have special needs if it does survive.

She was a year old blue runner duck that incubated the eggs almost the entire time until one pipped and I was keeping and eye on it. I went to check 5 hours later when she left the nest at feeding time and she had pushed it out.

I panicked and brought the other 2 inside.

Edited to say I almost lost the nest to fire ants previously which is a big reason I brought them inside.