*URGENT* Chick intestines coming out butt?!?!!

[Draco M]

HELP! My new baby chick seams to have her stomach coming out from her rear end and it seems to be attached to her, it won't come off and she has been hatched for 2-3 hours now! I don't want to put her down, as I am not skilled in the area, the bulge seems mostly red but is a little yellow I am worried she came out prematurely, any helpful suggestions? I need some asap!

 

[dfalco]

I know very little. But I don't think that's intestines. Could it be unabsorbed yolk? I will be watching this thread. Hoping you get helpful answers soon.

 

[DuckPro]

is looks like that to me
You may have to put it down because it's going to die of infection anyways.. so if it really is it's intestines, this is a "humane" way of euthanizing a chick
http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/

 

[TwinkleCake]

I don't have any experience with this. I just feel really bad for you. I'm sorry and I wish you well.

 

[Draco M]

You know it look like the chick accidentally opened it by stepping on in and it appears to be leaking yellow so I am going to assume that, for now, it is a unabsorbed yolk, thanks for your wishes, I will keep y'all posted, and thanks for the article

 

[DuckPro]

no problem

 

[Wickedchicken6]

You know it look like the chick accidentally opened it by stepping on in and it appears to be leaking yellow so I am going to assume that, for now, it is a unabsorbed yolk, thanks for your wishes, I will keep y'all posted, and thanks for the article

@Draco M ...are you still on?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

@Draco M To me it looks like the yolk sac. This chick can be saved. The main thing is to immobilize the chick as below because it can end up pulling the intestines out. Keeping the chick on the wire is also hazardous.

If you come back on, please refer to this....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

And specifically the part about Yolk Sac Not Absorbed.
Below I cut and pasted directly from Pyxis' article on the home page.


Yolk Sac Not Fully Absorbed

Your chick hatched early, or you assisted a little too soon, and the yolk was not done absorbing. Don't panic, there's an easy fix. Firstly, you need to get that chick back into the lower half of its shell, if it has come out. Tuck it gently back in there. This will protect the yolk and keep it from getting ruptured. Next, you need to keep the chick in the shell and from being able to push itself out. We accomplish this by placing the chick, shell and all, into a small cup, which will hold the shell and the chick upright, thus preventing it from getting out of the egg. I find that a disposable plastic cup works well for this. You may have to prop the egg upright by using a dry paper towel to hold it in the proper position.

If there is a lot of yolk, it may take some time for the chick to finish absorbing it. Just let it be. When it's done, it'll be really moving around and struggling to get out of the bottom of the shell.

 

[Draco M]

Hmm okay but it seems to have already ruptured should I go ahead and try to immobilize them anyway? And follow the same steps?

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hmm okay but it seems to have already ruptured should I go ahead and try to immobilize them anyway? And follow the same steps?

Yes. That would protect the yolk sac from pulling out the intestines.