idtownchick
Hatching
- Apr 27, 2023
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Please help! My 4 day old chick has a hard, dark lump under it's vent. I attached the best picture I could take. I'm pretty sure it's under the vent, which I think is the reddish tissue above the lump in the picture, and not coming from it. It also looks like the lump is attached to a skinnier piece of red tissue.
I ran her bottom under warm water for quite a while. The lump doesn't soften or detach. She seems energetic and is eating. I've seen her poop since trying to wash it. Is this a remnant of the umbilical cord at 4 days, a prolapse, pasty butt? Do I need to be worried or intervene more?
Thank you for your help!
I ran her bottom under warm water for quite a while. The lump doesn't soften or detach. She seems energetic and is eating. I've seen her poop since trying to wash it. Is this a remnant of the umbilical cord at 4 days, a prolapse, pasty butt? Do I need to be worried or intervene more?
Thank you for your help!