Newly hatched, do I cut it? Pic

[SnazzyJazzy]

Chick hatched overnight, still attached to the egg, do I cut it free? Its hard to tell in the picture but the string looked dry-ish.

 

[chicklover 1998]

if it is still attached and the shell is dry just break the egg around the chicks foot so that the only part sticking to the chick is a little piece of shell.

 

[chicklover 1998]

or do you mean the chicken equivalent of an umbilical cord because if that is the case then leave it, when I first read this I thought you were talking about it being stuck to the shell.

 

[SnazzyJazzy]

It's the chick equivilant of a cord, he's dragging around half of the shell still, should I make the shell smaller? Should I just move him to a box alone with a friend and a light until it falls off? I didn't think cutting was a great idea, but I'm lacking coffee and my brain couldn't get creative!

 

[chicklover 1998]

break off the main part of the shell leaving the bit that is attached to the cord, it will fall off when it is ready.

 

[SnazzyJazzy]

Thanks for your help! I just got up and carefully broke all around leaving a small piece. Then he kicked out his leg an I realized it was just goo that got stuck to his leg...whoops! Freed him and am entirely less concerned

 

[chicklover 1998]

Awesome it looked like that from the pic. but the pic. was fuzzy so I went off of what you had described, hope your chick does good.