The_Chicken_Tender
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- Jul 30, 2021
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The first chick hatched in my new incubator but she keeps walking around all the unhatched eggs, which is causing them to roll around. I marked both sides so I would know which side to turn them to, and I stopped turning them two days ago. I read that if they are turned after that time period, the chicks will get confused and not know how to get out. I also read that you are supposed to leave the hatched chicks in the incubator until the rest are hatched, or until 48 hours has passed. I did open it once to remove the broken shell and turn some of the eggs back into the right position (one was turned all the way around somehow - I hope I didn't confuse the chick any more), but I don't want to keep opening it, because the humidity is important.
So, should I take the chick out? Should I turn the eggs back over when she moves them? This is my first time doing this, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Also, one of the other eggs started cracking last night, but this morning, the crack is the same size. Is the chick okay in there?? Thanks from an anxious chicken mom)
So, should I take the chick out? Should I turn the eggs back over when she moves them? This is my first time doing this, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Also, one of the other eggs started cracking last night, but this morning, the crack is the same size. Is the chick okay in there?? Thanks from an anxious chicken mom)