Soft navels on hatched chicks-should I take them out of the incubator?

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I helped the other chicks hatch. But now their navels are a bit open, not closed like the Silkhorn was. What should I do? Should I put them under the heat lamp? If i take the hatched chicks out of the 'bator and put them under the heat lamp to dry and fluff up will their navels close up?
Their navels arn't very bloody or anything, but aren't really closed up. Otherwise, the chicks are fine, flopping around in the incubator just like any other newborn chick.
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Anyone???? Thank you so much!!!!
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I can't help you with that. I'd probably leave them alone and hope for the best, but I just don't know. Hopefully someone with experience with that will notice your question.

According to this site, the reason for bloody navels is that the incubator temperature is too high. Something to consider for your next hatch.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/aa204
 
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The chick whose navel wouldn't close died.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but the incubator temp wasn't too high. It may have gotten a bit low though.
I have one more chick, whose navel I'm hoping will close up
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, and the two in the brooder.
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