new hatchling has red bubble butt

[silver1313]

My 5th egg just hatched .. baby has a tiny opening that looks like where it didnit close completely from being born but no blood coming out of it currently. Its butt is like a big red see through bubble .. is there anything I can do besides wait and see if it makes it ? I do not know if anyone else has posted about this before and was afraid to scroll through without going ahead and asking for help !!! Any ideas suggestions appreciated !!!

 

[silver1313]

Just for future reference if anyone else has this problem this is what I did . I placed the baby in a tshirt lined box in the brooder (was a small box and a piece of tshirt actually) and let him set in the warmth without touching him more than I had to and let him/her just sit in the warmth. He/She seems to be doing fine, so far , and finally fluffed out slowly but is a little smaller than the others.

 

[lizanne]

Could it be some form of spina bifida? I don't know if chickens can even get that, but it sounds like a birth defect. Maybe it will heal and close on it's own if she stays somewhere where the other chicks don't have a chance to pick on her. Does she move around normally?

 

[Eggcessive]

Could you post a picture? It could be a couple of things--umbilical cord that hasn't dropped off or maybe a prolapsed vent. A picture might get some more responses. Is the chick pooing?