Can i leave it in until another is ready to go to brooder with it?

[CoopsNPoops]

My chicks are hatching quite far apart. (My first time.) The first chick is 16 hours old and faily well fluffed. The 2nd chick is only about 5 hours old not quite dry. Well, unless its just residue. Can first chick stay in incubator with the second until they're both ready to go to brooder together? Or can the second chick probably go soon. It's a big brooder so i don't want one in there alone. I dont guess i should be worrying this early because i know they can stay in for 24 hours or so, but i was just getting anxious cause 1st chick is dry and fluffed already.

 

[MGG]

My chicks are hatching quite far apart. (My first time.) The first chick is 16 hours old and faily well fluffed. The 2nd chick is only about 5 hours old not quite dry. Well, unless its just residue. Can first chick stay in incubator with the second until they're both ready to go to brooder together? Or can the second chick probably go soon. It's a big brooder so i don't want one in there alone. I dont guess i should be worrying this early because i know they can stay in for 24 hours or so, but i was just getting anxious cause 1st chick is dry and fluffed already.

16 hours is a long time to leave a chick in the incubator. Personally the longest I would ever leave a chick in is overnight. And even then, I'd get up early to move it. If the brooder is so big that you don't want one in there alone, the brooder is too big. Can you post a pic of it?
I use a small plastic tote to brood the hatchlings until my hatch is over, and then everyone goes to the bigger brooder with the MHP. The little brooder just has a jar lid with marbles in it as a little drinker. The water it holds has nutridrench in it too. I don't put food in there. It's heated with a heat lamp so they don't need to do anything but sleep.
Once my last chick has hatched, I moce it to the little brooder, wait a few hours, and the put them in the big one.

 

[cherrynberry]

16 hours is a long time to leave a chick in the incubator. Personally the longest I would ever leave a chick in is overnight. And even then, I'd get up early to move it. If the brooder is so big that you don't want one in there alone, the brooder is too big. Can you post a pic of it?
I use a small plastic tote to brood the hatchlings until my hatch is over, and then everyone goes to the bigger brooder with the MHP. The little brooder just has a jar lid with marbles in it as a little drinker. The water it holds has nutridrench in it too. I don't put food in there. It's heated with a heat lamp so they don't need to do anything but sleep.
Once my last chick has hatched, I moce it to the little brooder, wait a few hours, and the put them in the big one.

I see a lot of mixed info. Some people on backyard chickens recommended to leave chicks in for at least 24 hours and some until they are fluffy and some say less than 24 hours. I have no idea what to do. So I usually leave them in until they look dried

 

[MGG]

I see a lot of mixed info. Some people on backyard chickens recommended to leave chicks in for at least 24 hours and some until they are fluffy and some say less than 24 hours. I have no idea what to do. So I usually leave them in until they look dried

You are right. If you find something that works for you, that's fine! There's lots of mixed opinions. I'm just stating mine.
24 hours, imo, is a ridiculous amount of time to leave a chick in an incubator, when it could be learning to eat/drink/walk in the brooder. Removing them early keeps the incubator cleaner too (they start pooping a couple hours after hatching, and those first poops can be nasty).
Do what you like, but removing them an hour or so after hatching, when they've begun to fluff up, is what I do.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

16 hours is a long time to leave a chick in the incubator. Personally the longest I would ever leave a chick in is overnight. And even then, I'd get up early to move it. If the brooder is so big that you don't want one in there alone, the brooder is too big. Can you post a pic of it?
I use a small plastic tote to brood the hatchlings until my hatch is over, and then everyone goes to the bigger brooder with the MHP. The little brooder just has a jar lid with marbles in it as a little drinker. The water it holds has nutridrench in it too. I don't put food in there. It's heated with a heat lamp so they don't need to do anything but sleep.
Once my last chick has hatched, I moce it to the little brooder, wait a few hours, and the put them in the big one.

The brooder is 4 foot by 2 foot. I built it for my 16 chicks last year. I don't think it's to big. I have 37 eggs in the incubator. Two has hatched and 8 more have externally pipped. I didn't mean it was like massive, but its alot of space for 1 lonely chick. I just personally didnt like the idea of putting him out there alone i suppose. Pretty much all research i read said leave them in atleast 24 hours as long as the temperature and humidity is sufficient. I guess i jumped the gun on worrying because second chick is almost dry and fluffing himself. Being new, i kinda just wanted to wait 24 hours before putting them out, and that would be conflicting times to put them out together.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

You are right. If you find something that works for you, that's fine! There's lots of mixed opinions. I'm just stating mine.
24 hours, imo, is a ridiculous amount of time to leave a chick in an incubator, when it could be learning to eat/drink/walk in the brooder. Removing them early keeps the incubator cleaner too (they start pooping a couple hours after hatching, and those first poops can be nasty).
Do what you like, but removing them an hour or so after hatching, when they've begun to fluff up, is what I do.

Oh lord, an hour is definitely not enough time for these little guys. The second chick is 5 hours and just starting to look "chickish" and get around better. 24 hours or longer is what i was unsure of, not less. id never be comfortable with less than atleast 6 from watching and studying them from hatch.

 

[spartacus_63]

I do not get wrapped up about when to move the chicks to the brooder. An hour or a day, years ago I left them in the incubator for the duration of the hatch. You can move chicks to a brooder right after they hatch and they will be fine as long as there is a heat source (I use a Brinsea EcoGlow). Hens are incubator & brooder all rolled into one. Chicks are pretty resilient critters.
I have found that the sooner they get to the brooder, where there is food & water (and applesauce) the better they do.
I will caveat this, if I have a chick that had a hard hatch and is a bit lethargic, I will leave it in the incubator longer simply so it can rest and build it's strength before being thrown into the scrum.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

I do not get wrapped up about when to move the chicks to the brooder. An hour or a day, years ago I left them in the incubator for the duration of the hatch. You can move chicks to a brooder right after they hatch and they will be fine as long as there is a heat source (I use a Brinsea EcoGlow). Hens are incubator & brooder all rolled into one. Chicks are pretty resilient critters.
I have found that the sooner they get to the brooder, where there is food & water (and applesauce) the better they do.
I will caveat this, if I have a chick that had a hard hatch and is a bit lethargic, I will leave it in the incubator longer simply so it can rest and build it's strength before being thrown into the scrum.

They just went to the brooder box. 1st was about 20 hours old and fluffed, the other about 9 and semi fluffed. Them stayin in really encouraged the others to hatch. When the oldest started wandering around, i had pips left and right

 

[MGG]

The brooder is 4 foot by 2 foot. I built it for my 16 chicks last year. I don't think it's to big. I have 37 eggs in the incubator. Two has hatched and 8 more have externally pipped. I didn't mean it was like massive, but its alot of space for 1 lonely chick. I just personally didnt like the idea of putting him out there alone i suppose. Pretty much all research i read said leave them in atleast 24 hours as long as the temperature and humidity is sufficient. I guess i jumped the gun on worrying because second chick is almost dry and fluffing himself. Being new, i kinda just wanted to wait 24 hours before putting them out, and that would be conflicting times to put them out together.

Ah ok. I love your brooder! Very nice.

 

[CoopsNPoops]

Ah ok. I love your brooder! Very nice.

Thank you. I was pretty proud of it.