Chick Soccer

[JScatt69]

Hello!
My first egg out of ten hatched today(on day 20), when I went into lock down I meant to put the eggs in cups to avoid the chicks from playing soccer with the un-hatched eggs, but forgot. Well, the "early bird" is kicking around the other nine eggs.
Should I open up the bator and put the eggs in cups or just leave em be?

 

[Ridgerunner]

You'll get all kinds of different opinions on this topic, but I personally leave them alone and fron examining the unhatched eggs, I don't think it has hurt my hatches at all.

 

[f8thnjc]

At this point, you probably ought to just let them be. They will be fine.

 

[JScatt69]

I too figured it would be best to leave em be vs opening the bator but just thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

 

[Tokajein]

Yeah leaving them alone would probably be best.
my first chick Beckham did the same exact thing.... More so than my other chicks... Thus why I named her Beckham.
Funny thing is, she still kicks the most even now that she is almost a week old.