What is wrong with my chicks???

[Animals970]

We put our eggs in my incubator March 8th-9th. They started hatching yesterday, a few hatched and they were fine, but then one hatched and it had a really small red sack hanging from its butt. I just thought it was its yolk sack and went on. The next day (today) there were long stringy things hanging from its butt, kinda like worms. I called my neighbor who used to be a vet assistent and she said it was probally the chicks intestines and that it is probally it was suffering so we put the chick down

Then a chick has been trying to hatch all day, finally tonight this green gunck came out of the egg and I knew the chick was probally not gonna make it. So I cracked its egg so that it might have a small chance to dry off and live. But, now it looks like its intestines are coming out, what is wrong with these two chicks?

 

[sumi]

Sorry to hear about your problems. It sounds like prolapse and unfortunately there is nothing to do but euthanise the chick. A vet friend told me this is genetic, so chances are any future chicks from that hen will have the same problem.

 

[pastryman]

It happens, but it is awfull. I tried it two weeks ago. I dont think it hangs from the butt, but the naval. Some have saved chickens with tape, glue and other things. But I am not even sure it should be done.
I think chickens with this problem is only minutes or hours away from being ready when this hapens. They just come out a bit too soon. The naval needs to dry in the proces. Do not help chickens out of the egg (unless there has been a hole in the egg at least 24-36 hours) because of the risk of this.
Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Animals970]

It has been trying to hatch for probally 30 hours (as of last night).

 

[pastryman]

Ok. Have you killed the other one with problems? Are there more chickens hatching right now?

Good Luck.

 

[Animals970]

I didn't have to, it died last night. Nope, no more hatched, we cleaned the incubator out because I don't think anymore eggs would have hatched.