Mushy chick? Newborn Duckling with very wet poo and lethargic.

[WolfGirlMagic]

The last duck to hatch is causing me concern.
Her navel was not completely healed, not horrible looking though. I put antibiotic cream on it and into a little bowl in the incubator on a clean wash cloth. Well she has not perked up much, and she has had very wet yellowish poop.
Is this a red alert situation. Should I be doing anything else (I have nutridrench, and chick probiotics on hand.)
Should I try to get her to drink water? (She is still in the incubator drying with the other late hatches.)
Another chick had the same problem, and is out in the brooder now running around like a hooligan.

 

[FowlWitch]

She hatched at about 12:30am. I think it looks "okay", and not infected at the moment?
Okay, I will separate her.

That will probably closed up by tomorrow if my experience is anything to go by. If you separate her, make sure she can still see the other chicks She'll probably be okay

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I'd put you ducks in the brooder. I think it needs to dry out and I'm sure your incubator is pretty humid. I think it will still heal. Time will tell.

 

[casportpony]

Can you post more pictures of it?

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Her belly looks better (fluffy, dry, and only a small scab)
But she is now 1/3rd the size of the others.
Im going to start a weight log on her after I go get a small scale at Walmart tonight.
I hand feed nutridrench once daily as a support. She does seem to eat but not vigorously.
I've added mealie worms

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

It is hard to focus my camera on my phone
These are the best I can get

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

It can come out of the incubator now, if it hatched on Wednesday it will be needing to start eating and drinking. but I would keep it separated so the others don't peck at that.
That looks like it might be infected to me.
I would put a little clear iodine on it to help that stuff dry up and fall off.
If that stuff is good and dry I would even snip it off. It appears that is part of the yolk sack that didn't absorb and it can't now because it's dried up.
Let's see if some others can weigh in.
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@casportpony

Thanks!
I plan to call a vet and ask about antibiotics tomorrow

 

[casportpony]

Yes.
Some normal poops amongst more liquidy yellow poops though.
This one definitely has more loose stool then the others and is MUCH smaller.
Half the size of siblings born the same day

It is possible that is has a yolk sac infection. Unfortunately, if it does have an infection, there isn't much you can do.

Can take a video of it in the brooder, upload it to YouTube or Vimeo, then copy and paste the link here?

 

[FowlWitch]

Can you post a pic? Sometimes chicks hatch with open navels (I've had it happen to me). The navel may close up on its own depending on how open it is

 

[WolfGirlMagic]

Can you post a pic? Sometimes chicks hatch with open navels (I've had it happen to me). The navel may close up on its own depending on how open it is

Here is a photo.
I have been putting antibiotic ointment on it every 3 hours. (As a preventative.) I use silver sulfiadiazine as it worked on several VERY nasty to the bone injuries that were already infected.