Mushy Chick Disease is a bacterial infection seen in newly-hatched chicks with poorly developed navels. It is the common name for Omphalitis, or Navel Ill. This condition is not contagious. It is a condition associated high humidity and poor sanitation of the environment (incubator).

For more on general Omphalitis, please see:
Bacterial Poultry Diseases - Opmphalitis
From Mississippi State University Extension Service (near end of page)

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