???? large sack between chicks legs???????

[mschristyf]

I have a chick that has hatched on day 24 and it has a large "sack" like thing between its legs and tail area. Is this normal? It was slow to hatch about 24 hours.

Thank you!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Is it the yolk sac?

 

[mschristyf]

I have no clue, none of the other chicks had this. It sorta looks like a fat swollen tick where its umbilical cord was.

 

[youngbiddy]

Keep it separate from the others so they won't peck it and give it time to dry. It's either a piece of the cord, or the poor little thing herniated itself.

 

[mschristyf]

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If it is a hernia will it heal?

 

[youngbiddy]

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If it is a hernia will it heal?

I'm sorry, but that's typically fatal. If it's still alive it was a piece of the cord and it should be dried up by now.

 

[SJensen]

I had 2 chicks hatch late with similar symptoms and they both died the next day. It was very sad -- the kids had already given them names.

 

[mschristyf]

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If it is a hernia will it heal?

I'm sorry, but that's typically fatal. If it's still alive it was a piece of the cord and it should be dried up by now.

It is still alive. Its drinking and eating with the rest. The sack is still there and has not shrunk. I hope that we dont loose it. This is my first hatch and I only got 11 out of 22 but so far we found 3 infertile eggs, I death during hatch, and the rest are still in the bator (day 25)

 

[SJensen]

I hope the little guys is looking better by now...

 

[youngbiddy]

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That's good! I hope that it continues to do well; keep us updated!