[reecelily]

Hi everyone, i'm new to this, i found this site looking for a solution to a little promblem i have just wondered if anyone had come across this before. I've incubators and hatched 10 chicks all went well all seemed to be doing fine, but one has a red pea sized lump under it bottom, it doesn't seem to bother it at all, its eating and drinking and the other seem to be leaving it alone. Anyone got any ideas ...

[Rubellite]

Doesn't sound normal does it? 
Pictures always help, someone may have experienced something similar.

[joyfull]

I'm sure somebody on here posted about a bit protuding out after hatching and then it got absorbed back in their body after a day or so - will have to read a lot of old posts to try and find it.

[reecelily]

Hope the photo can be viewed. looks more red than orange in real life.

[Rubellite]

That is an excellent picture 

[GrannieAnnie]

Wasn't it Chickenlady who mentioned that before?  And after a while like you said Joy, it was absorbed back into the body, part of the old yolk sac or something?  I've never had one like that, hope its okay!

[joyfull]

It was Annie, but she has posted so many things that I can't find it now 

[joyfull]

right found this which the person does say it is a yolk sack and will get absorbed back into the chicks body without any problems - their chick had other unrelated problems though.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=5076.0

So it looks like your chick should be fine in a day or so 

[reecelily]

Thank you for the replies i will let you know what happens..

[GrannieAnnie]

Fingers crossed!!     

[reecelily]

Still alive this morning. the lump seems to be more orange than yesterday not sure if this is good or not also it seems its quite hard to be absorbed back in. It is still eating and drink so that good.

[joyfull]

the eating and drinking is a good sign so just keep a close eye on her for now 

[reecelily]

Sorry i did keep meaning to post a reply to this, at about 10 days old i realised that this had gone all dried and it was shrinking, now it has all gone. All 10 chicks are doing very well distroying everything they can Thank you to everyone who replied the help was very reasuring.

[joyfull]

what a lovely end to this problem I am so glad that they are well and happy and doing what chickens do best i.e. destroying gardens  
Now all you have to do is post some pictures