1/7 chicks!

[emmalemons]

First chick hatched today!!!! so happy!! Is there anything I need to make sure to do? Also do I take the egg shell out or leave it in?

 

[50-45-1]

Congratulations!
is this incubator or broody hen?
If incubator only remove the shells when the chick is no longer wet, so they dont get chilled.
If its a broody hen you can remove the shells from under her when you check under her.
I hope the rest hatch, what day are they?

 

[emmalemons]

Congratulations!
is this incubator or broody hen?
If incubator only remove the shells when the chick is no longer wet, so they dont get chilled.
If its a broody hen you can remove the shells from under her when you check under her.
I hope the rest hatch, what day are they?

This is by broody hen and this is day 21 first time

 

[emmalemons]

The chick must of been born in the night though when I checked this morning she already had fluff

 

[50-45-1]

The other eggs may still hatch. Give them another day or 2.
I am assuming this is not stagared batch an all were started the same daY.
Provide a small container of chick starter and a chick waterer.
What breed are your chickens?
I just posted some pictures of my hen Carmelo and her chicks earlier this week.
If you can show us yours in a few days that would be great. We all love baby chicks!

 

[emmalemons]

Michael. Victoria. Gertude.Dorthy Ann

Bello. April. Popsicle. Apricot

The other eggs may still hatch. Give them another day or 2.
I am assuming this is not stagared batch an all were started the same daY.
Provide a small container of chick starter and a chick waterer.
What breed are your chickens?
I just posted some pictures of my hen Carmelo and her chicks earlier this week.
If you can show us yours in a few days that would be great. We all love baby chicks!

Cute name mine is named Gertude and I believe she is an EE she is being a fabulous mother in the sense that she isn’t abandoning the eggs and she’s keeping the chick nice and warm. Most of my hens are EEs but our rooster is a barred rock and I have 2 austroloops. For sure about the other chicks hatching before I left today and saw that another egg had started to crack.