No, it's the realism to hatching. I think a good share would have opted for culling in this case. I'm the biggest bleeding heart there is, but I think even I would have had to consider a cull. It doesn't make anyone wrong or right, bad or good, and it's always good to hear perspectives.
I'm definitely curious as to how it played out with the chick. Any update???
That was what I thought. :-(Here is a close up:
Blue = intestines
Pink = where the yolk attaches to the intestines
White = what's left of the yolk.
-Kathy
@WalnutHill I just sent the picture to a local livestock vet. They told me to tie a string very tightly as close as I could to the abdomen, and then clip close to the string but leave enough room in case the string slipped. I sterilized some scissors, put on latex gloves and snipped it off. There was no blood when i cut, the bleeding has stopped. I assumed the vet knew what he was talking about, but now you have me second guessingit's already done. He has been lethargic, but jumps up and flaps around when touched. When I started the procedure the chick jumped,but didn't seem like the snipping of whatever this is hurt him at all. I hope the vet was right. I am now officially freaking out
What saddens me is that the vet couldn't see that there were intestines outside the belly. Don't feel bad, I really don't think that anything would have saved this chick.
-Kathy
