Quick hatch, bulging pink “outie” belly button- under 2 hours old

[Jojociita]

Hey hey again BYC! Today is internal pip day, however, I walked into the incubator room because of a LOUD cheep and realized that an egg (that had no pips an hour early nor was it moving or making noise) was 75% zipped. Within another 10 minutes, she was out. She looked like she pipped LOW but the fully absorbed everything (yolk and veins) and wanted OUT of the other half of the egg. She got out quickly and was still very much attached to her empty umbilical and the egg. I snipped the umbilical with sharp, sanitized medical shears and she settled down. No bleeding before during or after the snip, but she has a very pink outie a half cm out? Ish. There’s a tiny piece of shell on it but she’s fluffing peacefully in the incubator. Since this isn’t her bend, it’s not oozing or bleeding, and she’s not paying attention to it, should I leave it? I will pull her out and pop her in the brooder to avoid any accidental soccer moments once she’s fluffed. (I’ve done this with early hatches frequently, and as long as it’s within 30 seconds or so, the humidity only even drops maybe 2 or 3% because I crank the hot shower and pull the warm mist humidifier in. (I’m always dying in an 85 degree 70% humidity room while I transfer them but a little sweat never hurt me lol)

Any thoughts would be helpful. I want to let her fluff before I crank the sauna again to get her out so I took as many pics as I could from different angles to help hopefully.

Homemade incubator with a single computer fan (not really forced air, just helps any hot or cold spots). Averaged 99.6 degrees F throughout the 20.5 days until she hatched. And of course I ran about 50% humidity until 2 days ago when I bumped it gradually to 55. 60, 65, then landed on 67%. I usually only bump it more if we have a funny pip to ensure no one dries out. Thank you for any help!! Welcome to my new pretty little Baby black and honey colored Silkie!

Peace, Love, & Pullets,
Jojo

 

[NatJ]

Since this isn’t her bend, it’s not oozing or bleeding, and she’s not paying attention to it, should I leave it?

That is what I would do. Just leave it alone, but be aware in case that chick or another one starts to peck at it. I think there is a good chance it will resolve itself, and it should be less obvious (visible to encourage pecking) once the chick is dry and fluffy.

 

[Krosfyre9838]

Hey hey again BYC! Today is internal pip day, however, I walked into the incubator room because of a LOUD cheep and realized that an egg (that had no pips an hour early nor was it moving or making noise) was 75% zipped. Within another 10 minutes, she was out. She looked like she pipped LOW but the fully absorbed everything (yolk and veins) and wanted OUT of the other half of the egg. She got out quickly and was still very much attached to her empty umbilical and the egg. I snipped the umbilical with sharp, sanitized medical shears and she settled down. No bleeding before during or after the snip, but she has a very pink outie a half cm out? Ish. There’s a tiny piece of shell on it but she’s fluffing peacefully in the incubator. Since this isn’t her bend, it’s not oozing or bleeding, and she’s not paying attention to it, should I leave it? I will pull her out and pop her in the brooder to avoid any accidental soccer moments once she’s fluffed. (I’ve done this with early hatches frequently, and as long as it’s within 30 seconds or so, the humidity only even drops maybe 2 or 3% because I crank the hot shower and pull the warm mist humidifier in. (I’m always dying in an 85 degree 70% humidity room while I transfer them but a little sweat never hurt me lol)

Any thoughts would be helpful. I want to let her fluff before I crank the sauna again to get her out so I took as many pics as I could from different angles to help hopefully.

Homemade incubator with a single computer fan (not really forced air, just helps any hot or cold spots). Averaged 99.6 degrees F throughout the 20.5 days until she hatched. And of course I ran about 50% humidity until 2 days ago when I bumped it gradually to 55. 60, 65, then landed on 67%. I usually only bump it more if we have a funny pip to ensure no one dries out. Thank you for any help!! Welcome to my new pretty little Baby black and honey colored Silkie!

Peace, Love, & Pullets,
Jojo

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Hello, I know this is old and I'm sorry for posting but I'm curious of the outcome. Did he/she make it alright?

Personally I would have sprayed the protrusion with saline solution or a boiled and cooked salt water solution then pulled the piece of shell off and separated him from the others.

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Hello, and welcome to BYC, @Krosfyre9838! I just hatched last weekend, and one of my chicks had a bellybutton just like that. I left it, and it absorbed completely by itself; I can no longer tell it from the others, try as I might. I hope this helps you!

 

[Jojociita]

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Hello, I know this is old and I'm sorry for posting but I'm curious of the outcome. Did he/she make it alright?

Personally I would have sprayed the protrusion with saline solution or a boiled and cooked salt water solution then pulled the piece of shell off and separated him from the others.

Sorry for the delayed response! Yes, her name is Button (lol a little on the nose for an herniated belly button but ) and she is wonderful! A spunky little one. She wasn’t opening her eyes the first day and kind of slowly wobbling around but when I inspected her the next morning and saw she had crusty eyes I gave them a careful wash and some saline (nothing else) drops, then I dabbed some terramycin. I did that for two days and it dissipated immediately. Actually, as soon as I cleaned the crusties and she could open her eyes, she was ZOOMING around the brooder. Here are some progress pics. Never got a pic of her crusted shut eyes because I freaked out and treated her, but her ear was a bit swollen too. Terramycin cleared everything up. She still has that thick skin around her eyes but I think that’s just her face lol.

Her and my other late Hatcher, a little silkie (Bella).

A swollen eye and ear pic then after two days of treatment;

She may be a he with that comb so early and slow to get her tail started but time will tell!!

Here are a few from recently, she’s camera shy where as Big Red, Bean, and Ben Stein are hams for the camera. She’s on the right kinda out of frame in the last pic. Aside from the silkie, these are all Black Copper Maran x Polish mixes (Polish Papa, BCM Momma)

The above pic is (left to right) Bean, Big Red, and Button

And because I can’t stand not showing off Red’s little starter Polish Mohawk poof, here is Big Red in all her punk rock glory!!