Infected Navel

[Ray987]

Chick hatched with an infected navel please help

 

[nuthatched]

Looks more like a prolapse, leave the chick alone and it should absorb.

 

[Ray987]

Looks more like a prolapse, leave the chick alone and it should absorb.

Leave it in the incubator?

 

[nuthatched]

Leave it in the incubator?

Yes.

 

[Ray987]

No improvement and it's time to get the chick out of the bator : (

 

[LaFleche]

Just spray the area with some antibiotics and put it in the broode, but separately on clean towels until the umbilicus has retracted. Use a piece of mesh or similar to prevent the others from pecking at it.