- May 17, 2014
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I have a chicken that had this happen and it has been two days the egg yolk sack looks long and deformed the Chicken is standing constantly or leaning against something it will not sit. Could it be part of the chicks intestines? The yolk sack burst when she sat on it about an hour after she hatched and it leaked out yellow stuff for a while and a little blood. We have coated the whole back end with neosporin and are hoping for the best.
This is the first time I have had a hen go broody and I let her sit on some eggs and ended up with a lot of eggs at different stages of development (the other chickens kept sneaking in and laying eggs when she would go to eat and poop). The remaining eggs are in an incubator hatching out one at a time every few days. She has three that she is raising but I am ending up with 6 including the one with the egg yolk issue in a hampster cage in my daughters room. I am building a brooder hutch so I can free up a large cage the momma hen and her three chicks are currently in and move the whole kit into the basement.
This hatching eggs out for weeks is getting old.
My wife has become extremely attached to this chick because she has primarily been the one taken care of it. If any one can tell me what I can do to help this chicken I would appreciate it. We initially got these chickens for food and eggs but this experience with the hatching of chicks tells me some of these birds are becoming pets. This little one with the egg yolk sack if it lives is going to be a pet I am afraid especially if I end up taking it to the vet.
Any advice would be appreciated.
This is the first time I have had a hen go broody and I let her sit on some eggs and ended up with a lot of eggs at different stages of development (the other chickens kept sneaking in and laying eggs when she would go to eat and poop). The remaining eggs are in an incubator hatching out one at a time every few days. She has three that she is raising but I am ending up with 6 including the one with the egg yolk issue in a hampster cage in my daughters room. I am building a brooder hutch so I can free up a large cage the momma hen and her three chicks are currently in and move the whole kit into the basement.
This hatching eggs out for weeks is getting old.
My wife has become extremely attached to this chick because she has primarily been the one taken care of it. If any one can tell me what I can do to help this chicken I would appreciate it. We initially got these chickens for food and eggs but this experience with the hatching of chicks tells me some of these birds are becoming pets. This little one with the egg yolk sack if it lives is going to be a pet I am afraid especially if I end up taking it to the vet.
Any advice would be appreciated.