What is this?

[Jlynady]

We just hatched a baby chick and she has a orange/red ball hanging from her butt. What is that and is it normal?

 

[sourland]

It's an unabsorbed yolk sack. The chick hatched prior to absorbing all of it. Frequently it leads to abdominal infection and death. You can try putting antibiotic ointment on it.

 

[BelovedBirds]

We just hatched a baby chick and she has a orange/red ball hanging from her butt. What is that and is it normal?

unabsorbed yolk, as a note for the future, best thing is to put the chick in a cup in the incubator, on some soft, clean and dry paper towels until the yolk is absorbed. It can take a day, depending on the size of the yolk. This is to prevent the yolk breaking and getting infected.
Was this chick assisted? It was premature.
How is it now, did it survive?

 

[Jlynady]

unabsorbed yolk, as a note for the future, best thing is to put the chick in a cup in the incubator, on some soft, clean and dry paper towels until the yolk is absorbed. It can take a day, depending on the size of the yolk. This is to prevent the yolk breaking and getting infected.
Was this chick assisted? It was premature.
How is it now, did it survive?

She hatched very quickly, in the incubator. She is very feisty, eating, drinking and pooping. I have her in a little box with a soft piece of blanket along with some food and water under a heat lamp. She hatched Wednesday morning and it’s Saturday she is still feisty. Will that thing fall off if her? I read to put antibiotic ointment on it Sinai have been doing that as well

 

[BelovedBirds]

She hatched very quickly, in the incubator. She is very feisty, eating, drinking and pooping. I have her in a little box with a soft piece of blanket along with some food and water under a heat lamp. She hatched Wednesday morning and it’s Saturday she is still feisty. Will that thing fall off if her? I read to put antibiotic ointment on it Sinai have been doing that as well

could you get a photo of it? Is it drying up? Has she tried any food or water?