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Should I worry?

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by rebecca10782, Oct 22, 2008.

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  1. Oct 22, 2008 #1
    rebecca10782

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    When I was wiping her , I noticed that one of my day old chicks has what looks like a puncture on her bum. It looks like it is scabed over but I am worried. I can't figure how it happened, mabye while hatching?
     
  2. Oct 22, 2008 #2
    silkiechicken

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    Are you sure you weren't looking at what was left of the umbilical cord?
     
  3. Oct 22, 2008 #3
    rebecca10782

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    Is that what it is!? Because I was just cleaning them again and noticed more than one have the same thing. I just never realized they have umbilical cords. Well, you learn something new everyday. I feel dumb [​IMG]
     
  4. Oct 22, 2008 #4
    phoenix rooster

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    same deal here, thought it was an injury/scab/pasting, but did some reading, and found it'll fall off sometime on its own.
     
  5. Oct 22, 2008 #5
    Mahonri

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    Leave it alone...
     
  6. Oct 22, 2008 #6
    rebecca10782

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    Oh of course, when I thought it was a puncture I was wondering whether I needed to put ointment on it.
     

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