asleep or ??

[runwildly]

This is my first hatch. Yeah! But it's so nervewracking. I don't know if what I'm seeing is normal or weird. For example, my eggs hatched 1 day late, beginning early last night and they're still hatching today. I took the first 5 out of the incubator this morning after they fluffed up. They're laying under the heat lamp, all sprawled out on their stomachs, and they look like they're dead. But if I wake them up, they jump up, and stand up, wobbling a bit, then flop back down, rest, go to sleep again. Is this normal? The ones in the feed store are active and peeping. Thanks for any experienced advice.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Yes it is normal for them to be sleeping. The are exhausted from hatching. Good luck with them.

Ediited to add: The ones at the feed stores are at least a couple of days old.

 

[runwildly]

Thank you.