1st hatch info

[Blackvorlfarm]

I was told not to put the new hatches in pine shavings just yet. Can someone tell me why and maybe when I can move them to the normal brooder? I have 20 eggs in and 5 have hatched so far. I have a new chick brooder set up with firm cloth at the bottom (can be switched out easily) instead of pine shavings. I haven’t moved them from the incubator yet, I’m going to give it some time and then move the dry chicks and refill the reservoir and seal it again.

 

[sourland]

Perhaps because newly hatched chicks peck at everything, and ingesting pine shavings would be detrimental. Once they know what/where the feed is they are less likely to ingest shavings.