Newly hatched chick

[Lisa38]

Hey everyone. I've got a chick that hatched but he's got some stuff still attached to his bum. It's actually keeping him attached to his eggshell. So he's flopping around dragging his shell around. Can he still be OK? Or is he doomed? Also, there was a lot of liquid when he kicked his way out.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hello! The chick should absorb the sac into its abdomen soon (in theory.) But chicks with unabsorbed yolk sacs are at a disadvantage, they are usually weaker than other chicks and are susceptible to infection.
You can go to this thread for solutions.
You can also go to this thread which is on one of BYC's sister sites.

Good luck and I hope this helps!

 

[MountainWoman73]

That looks pretty bad. I had to kill one that hatched like that recently. No fun at all, but the right thing to do.

 

[Huntmaster]

Can't really tell from pic but there looks to be more exposed than just yolk sac. Doesn't look promising at all sorry to see your hatchling looking like that.

 

[CrazyChickLady24]

Any idea what this is on my chick? He or she hatched about 14 hours ago. He's still in incubator.