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If there is slight bleeding at the navel use corn starch or a dab of cold water to stop the bleeding. You can also swab the umbilicus area with a 1% solution of Betadine and place the chick back in the bator to dry. If you do see this and the chick is already out of the shell dangling with this, use a clean sterile scissors to cut through them, DO NOT PULL as you can harm the chick’s navel!
But only the cords!
DO NOT CUT IF THERE IS UNABSORBED YOLK SACK!!
She HATCHED! But what's with her butt?
If there is slight bleeding at the navel use corn starch or a dab of cold water to stop the bleeding. You can also swab the umbilicus area with a 1% solution of Betadine and place the chick back in the bator to dry. If you do see this and the chick is already out of the shell dangling with this, use a clean sterile scissors to cut through them, DO NOT PULL as you can harm the chick’s navel!
But only the cords!
DO NOT CUT IF THERE IS UNABSORBED YOLK SACK!!
Please see below for info on unabsorbed yolk.
The chick BELOW had a large navel at hatch.
With some antibiotic ointment she had quickly absorbed the rest of that navel area and is now a fine young pullet!
3 Essential Chick Care Tips (pasting up and Cord info)
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Know-These-3-Essential-Chick-Care-Tips?&id=4449831
YES this CHICK MADE IT through with proper Care!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744592/day-21-ohmy
And this one MADE IT! Say Hello to "Yolk"
Yolk, a WONDERFUL Story of a Chick that stopped pipping midway and ended up having a yolk sack rupture and a bunch of other issues! It is well worth a read and "Rock" has all the footage to boot!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-air-cell-detatched-shipped-eggs/3100
FOR REFERENCE IMAGES what does it look like see spoiler
If there is slight bleeding at the navel use corn starch or a dab of cold water to stop the bleeding. You can also swab the umbilicus area with a 1% solution of Betadine and place the chick back in the bator to dry. If you do see this and the chick is already out of the shell dangling with this, use a clean sterile scissors to cut through them, DO NOT PULL as you can harm the chick’s navel!
But only the cords!
DO NOT CUT IF THERE IS UNABSORBED YOLK SACK!!
With some antibiotic ointment she had quickly absorbed the rest of that navel area and is now a fine young pullet!
3 Essential Chick Care Tips (pasting up and Cord info)
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Know-These-3-Essential-Chick-Care-Tips?&id=4449831
YES this CHICK MADE IT through with proper Care!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744592/day-21-ohmy
And this one MADE IT! Say Hello to "Yolk"
Yolk, a WONDERFUL Story of a Chick that stopped pipping midway and ended up having a yolk sack rupture and a bunch of other issues! It is well worth a read and "Rock" has all the footage to boot!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704328/diary-notes-air-cell-detatched-shipped-eggs/3100
FOR REFERENCE IMAGES what does it look like see spoiler
If there is slight bleeding at the navel use corn starch or a dab of cold water to stop the bleeding. You can also swab the umbilicus area with a 1% solution of Betadine and place the chick back in the bator to dry. If you do see this and the chick is already out of the shell dangling with this, use a clean sterile scissors to cut through them, DO NOT PULL as you can harm the chick’s navel!
But only the cords!
DO NOT CUT IF THERE IS UNABSORBED YOLK SACK!!
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