Chick hatched with intestines hanging out, do I cull now or wait?

[EllieandOlive]

This blue australorp hatched today. He was last to hatch and had a strange yellow-green foamy goo leaking out of his shell. (Seemed different than albumen). I thought he just hatched before he had absorbed the yolk fully but no changes in the last few hours, just laying there and peeping and kicking. On closer inspection his intestines are falling out of his vent! Either they formed wrong or severely prolapsed during hatch? The other chicks in the incubator are already pecking at him. Should I cull him now as he probably will be dead my morning? Is there anything I can do besides cull at this point?

Also posted in injuries forum.

 

[Tonyroo]

If your other chicks are halfway dry take them out so the little one can have the space by himself.

 

[EllieandOlive]

If your other chicks are halfway dry take them out so the little one can have the space by himself.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Sorry about your chick. I would cull the chick now
It will die soon of infection or intestinal blockage. Best to put it down before it suffers.

 

[EllieandOlive]

Sorry about your chick. I would cull the chick now
It will die soon of infection or intestinal blockage. Best to put it down before it suffers.

I'll make my husband do it, bless him. It has to be spur of the moment, immediately necessary, for me to be able to cull. Thinking and planning it is hard for me.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Sorry about your chick, but it's suffering and needs culled.

 

[Cheese_Quackers]

This blue australorp hatched today. He was last to hatch and had a strange yellow-green foamy goo leaking out of his shell. (Seemed different than albumen). I thought he just hatched before he had absorbed the yolk fully but no changes in the last few hours, just laying there and peeping and kicking. On closer inspection his intestines are falling out of his vent! Either they formed wrong or severely prolapsed during hatch? The other chicks in the incubator are already pecking at him. Should I cull him now as he probably will be dead my morning? Is there anything I can do besides cull at this point?

Also posted in injuries forum.

I'm sorry but he will probably be dead by the morning. Best to end the suffering.

 

[EllieandOlive]

Chick died within am hour of me making the post. Went in to cull him and he was gone.

 

[PasoRoblesEgger]

Chick died within am hour of me making the post. Went in to cull him and he was gone.

Poor little thing, it's always hard.

 

[EllieandOlive]

On the bright side, I've got 12 healthy fluffs scurrying around their brooder!