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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: milgochickens on June 01, 2012, 10:21:06 am

Title: 1 day old chick - prolapse???
Post by: milgochickens on June 01, 2012, 10:21:06 am

The chick has the yolk and blood vessels coming out of it's rear end/naval... what is it? should the chick be culled? It is very sleepy and has a droopy head, but it is drinking.

Title: Re: 1 day old chick - prolapse???
Post by: suziequeue on June 01, 2012, 10:39:52 am

I'm not an expert but I think the last thing to happen before hatching is that the yolk is drawn into the body and at hatching the blood is drawn up into the body to provide the chick blood and sustenance for the first 24hrs of life.
 
Sounds like the chick has hatched without this happening in which case it is probably likely to die......
 
 :'( :'(

Title: Re: 1 day old chick - prolapse???
Post by: milgochickens on June 01, 2012, 10:46:27 am

Sadly had to cull it, it wasn't at all happy so it was the best thing to do.. :(