PLEASE HELP! tried to help chick, yolk not absorbed

[CluckNDoodle]

It doesn't readily look like mushy chick disease to me. That's usually quite swollen and discolored. That's a good thing for you though!
Are the navels closed properly?
A little bit of a "swollen" look to the abdomen is normal for a few days after hatch where the chicks absorbed the yolk sac. The little bit of yellow/green blob on the side if the chick in the second image may be egg waste. It's hard to tell in the picture as I'm on my phone right now though.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

When I have a chick with a navel that hasn't closed properly I will dab it with chlorhexidine once daily and I'm careful to keep the brooder extra clean while it's healing to prevent secondary infection. Even if it is closed, sometimes I just do it as a precaution. I realize not many people have chlorhexidine on hand, antibiotic ointment without pain relief is also a good option. It works well, it's just sticky so it's not my first choice because you have to be careful not to put too much and get stuff stuck to their butt.

 

[FolkSonginC]

It doesn't readily look like mushy chick disease to me. That's usually quite swollen and discolored. That's a good thing for you though!
Are the navels closed properly?
A little bit of a "swollen" look to the abdomen is normal for a few days after hatch where the chicks absorbed the yolk sac. The little bit of yellow/green blob on the side if the chick in the second image may be egg waste. It's hard to tell in the picture as I'm on my phone right now though.

That's good to hear. However when it hatched it was very swollen, and it was very yellow/green under the skin. it looked kind of like this picture but on either side of the navel and more yellow. I believe the navel is closed properly, it has a bit of blood and goop on it but it doesn't look open. the yellow in the previous picture is the swollen part I was talking about, it's under the skin however it's not as yellow as the picture shows, that's just my crappy phone camera. It has gotten a lot better, would it be improving if it were mushy chick?

I don't have any chlorexidine but I probably have some antibiotic ointment, thank you so much for the advice!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

That's good to hear. However when it hatched it was very swollen, and it was very yellow/green under the skin. it looked kind of like this picture but on either side of the navel and more yellow. I believe the navel is closed properly, it has a bit of blood and goop on it but it doesn't look open. the yellow in the previous picture is the swollen part I was talking about, it's under the skin however it's not as yellow as the picture shows, that's just my crappy phone camera. It has gotten a lot better, would it be improving if it were mushy chick?View attachment 2114707
I don't have any chlorexidine but I probably have some antibiotic ointment, thank you so much for the advice!

That image is unquestionably omphalitis/mushy chick so it's hard to say what you saw but I've only had a chick in my hands one time that actually had omphalitis, it's not something that would have improved quickly. These chicks passed before hatching and I did an eggtopsy.

 

[FolkSonginC]

That image is unquestionably omphalitis/mushy chick so it's hard to say what you saw but I've only had a chick in my hands one time that actually had omphalitis, it's not something that would have improved quickly. These chicks passed before hatching and I did an eggtopsy.

Hopefully I'm remembering wrong, I guess it must not have been mushy chick if they're doing better now. They are still pretty lethargic and not moving much, do you have any other suggestions for what to do? I haven't offered them any food yet because I figured they don't need it right now. I've been occasionally dipping the tip of their beaks in sugar water, which they drink, and that seems to be what got them moving again. After they hatched they looked almost dead, so compared to that they are much better now.

 

[FolkSonginC]

oh I don't know if this helps with anything but when one of the chicks was pipped and had it's beak sticking out of the hole, it had yellowish foam and bubbles coming out of its mouth and it was leaking yellow liquid from the pip. I looked this up and everyone was saying it was a ruptured yolk, but the yolk was absorbed. I was surprised it survived after it hatched because it looked like it was drowning, even though my humidity was definitely not high during incubation as I kept it in the range of 20-40.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Hopefully I'm remembering wrong, I guess it must not have been mushy chick if they're doing better now. They are still pretty lethargic and not moving much, do you have any other suggestions for what to do? I haven't offered them any food yet because I figured they don't need it right now. I've been occasionally dipping the tip of their beaks in sugar water, which they drink, and that seems to be what got them moving again. After they hatched they looked almost dead, so compared to that they are much better now.

Do you have any poultry multivitamins? A chick that has had trouble hatching may benefit from the boost that vitamins can sometimes offer. Poultry Cell or Nutridrench for poultry are both good ones for chicks that need a boost. It's normal for newly hatched chicks to be sleepy and flop around uncoordinated.

 

[Jehri]

I haven’t dealt with this in chickens but I have in cockatiels and it looks like septic yolk absorption. It’s probably what you are calling mushy chick but I’m not familiar with the term. I would keep it away from other chicks and keep it in the incubator and give it electrolyte solution every couple hours you may be able to save it but it’s an uphill battle

 

[CluckNDoodle]

oh I don't know if this helps with anything but when one of the chicks was pipped and had it's beak sticking out of the hole, it had yellowish foam and bubbles coming out of its mouth and it was leaking yellow liquid from the pip. I looked this up and everyone was saying it was a ruptured yolk, but the yolk was absorbed. I was surprised it survived after it hatched because it looked like it was drowning, even though my humidity was definitely not high during incubation as I kept it in the range of 20-40.

Aww, poor thing. It definitely sounds like it had a rough start. Fluid or foam of any kind is not a good sign during hatch but hopefully since it made it past that hurdle it will start to recover for you.

 

[FolkSonginC]

Do you have any poultry multivitamins? A chick that has had trouble hatching may benefit from the boost that vitamins can sometimes offer. Poultry Cell or Nutridrench for poultry are both good ones for chicks that need a boost. It's normal for newly hatched chicks to be sleepy and flop around uncoordinated.

I will see if I can order some vitamins. For now is it ok to give them sugar water? Thank you for all the help. They are two out of 27 eggs that are hatching, and instead of flopping around like the others they just sort of layed there looking dead and getting trampled, so I removed them to the brooder. Fortunately all other (so far 10) chicks are doing well and don't have any problems.