Prolapse? Yolk sac? Hatched today

[Valerie24601]

This chick is 6 hours old, hatched fairly quickly, seems healthy enough so far, but I'm concerned about the prolapse I'm seeing.
I have a broody hen who does all our hatching for us and she is great...but this chick was hatched by a different hen (1st time mom) who was rough with her babies. So I borrowed an incubator and and I'm worried about the red prolapse coming from the bum. Any thoughts?

 

[Valerie24601]

 

[Valerie24601]

A few hours ago the protrusion looked like a red snail and now it's flattened out significantly and looks more red-yellow. She's walking around carrying her deflated sac with her so far. Good sign or bad sign?

 

[chickenaskingfor help]

I had the same problem with a newborn chick so I asked people on this site and apparently the intestines are out so i had to cull the chick so it would not suffer, looks like you have the same problem too

 

[Valerie24601]

I had the same problem with a newborn chick so I asked people on this site and apparently the intestines are out so i had to cull the chick so it would not suffer, looks like you have the same problem tooView attachment 3526641

Sorry for your loss! The funny thing is (or maybe it's normal) it changed so much since birth. Here's a pic from a few hours ago. You can't see the prolapse in the pic at all, but it was a tough looking red bump.

 

[BelovedBirds]

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Just a bit of yolk left. Keep the chick in the incubator, alone, until it's absorbed. The danger is if it ruptures and gets infected. Try to prevent the chick from running around too much, It needs to stay clean and dry.

 

[chickenaskingfor help]

Sorry for your loss! The funny thing is (or maybe it's normal) it changed so much since birth. Here's a pic from a few hours ago. You can't see the prolapse in the pic at all, but it was a tough looking red bump.

Am certainly no expert it might be a unabsorbed yolk

 

[Valerie24601]

Just a bit of yolk left. Keep the chick in the incubator, alone, until it's absorbed. The danger is if it ruptures and gets infected. Try to prevent the chick from running around too much, It needs to stay clean and dry.

I'll put her in a bowl in the incubator to keep her separated. There were only 2 chicks under the mother, so just the 2 of them in the incubator

 

[casportpony]

If it doesn't resolve on its own, you might find this thread helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...b-yolk-graphic-pictures.1463471/post-24376735

Edited to correct spelling.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I'll put her in a bowl in the incubator to keep her separated. There were only 2 chicks under the mother, so just the 2 of them in the incubator

Just be careful that she doesn't step on it while trying to get out of the bowl, I'd keep an eye on her incase.