Active and waiting

[samrae]

I have 5 eggs in the incubator - gathered on successive days. The first has hatched and is doing gymnastics in the incubator and seems a bit crazy. The others haven't hatched yet and I am wondering if it causes more distress to remove her or leave her there waiting.

I have rigged a speaker with baby chirps close by and the humidity is still on the walls of the incubator. She hatched 12 hours ago...

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated!

 

[Ducklings100]

Have the others pipped yet? Are they moving or can you hear them chirping?

 

[samrae]

I am finding it hard to see - plastic is greyed. Is it really so bad to quickly take them out and then close the incubator again?

 

[samrae]

to check if they've pipped

 

[LadiesAndJane]

You can safely open the incubator briefly to check for pips and remove hatched chicks. No problem.

 

[samrae]

You can safely open the incubator briefly to check for pips and remove hatched chicks. No problem.

Thanks LAJ !

 

[Ducklings100]

How'd it go???

 

[samrae]

Took the one out and 4 still in the incubator. I will wait a few more days. Fear that this might be a loner...i will have to play mother hen for awhile. Never had a loner before and she's so squirrelly.

Thanks for checking in. Know any tricks to help her out on her own in the brooder and not with me?

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Have the other eggs pipped?

 

[samrae]

trying not top open incubator too much....will check tomorrow morning