I harched out three babies this past weekend, two bantys and one wyandotte mix I believe. The wyandotte was the last to hatch of the three that did and the umbilicle cord was still attached! I freaked out a little but the chick seemed fine and the cord dried up but hadnt fallen off yet. She was absolutely fine, eating, drinking, scratching around, not acting any different from the other two at all. I took a nap with my kids and when I got up I checked in on them and she was kinda looking droopy and away from the other two. I picked her up and noticed some poop on her vent but it was a creamy almost orangy consistancy and color. I cleaned her up and while I was holding her she poo'd again so she wasnt blocked and if she was previously it was an hour and a half max, as I had just been holding/watching them before our nap. As I was holding her she was getting obviously weaker... I put her back in the brooder to keep her warm and she passed within a half hour.
I dont know if it normal or not but when I was cleaning her bum I noticed that her skin all around the umbilicle cord was purple, probably a thumb nail sized area..
The other two chicks are completely fine so I am at a loss as to what happened. No one is acting too cold or too hot, everyone is/was eating and drinking. I am thinking something just didnt develope right with this chick? Any thoughts would be welcome!
Sara
I dont know if it normal or not but when I was cleaning her bum I noticed that her skin all around the umbilicle cord was purple, probably a thumb nail sized area..
The other two chicks are completely fine so I am at a loss as to what happened. No one is acting too cold or too hot, everyone is/was eating and drinking. I am thinking something just didnt develope right with this chick? Any thoughts would be welcome!
Sara