Egg hatched 8 hrs ago, not walking yet

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

So the first of 3 eggs hatched this morning at 3:30. No problems getting out of the shell. However, it has been 8 hours and she is still not standing. She's moving around the incubator, but only by crawling. Is there likely something wrong that I can/should help her with, or is this normal? She also doesn't appear to be completely dry yet. Temp and humidity have been steady since lockdown at 99.5 and 70%. The other 2 eggs have not popped yet so should I take her out and do something or put some electrolyte water in there for her?

 

[LaFleche]

I would just not disturb it, they need time to adjust and straighten their legs and neck from being so cramped inside the egg.

It will take some more hours for the chick to dry as the humidity inside an incubator increases a lot after hatching.

The chick has just absorbed the egg yolk which will give it enough nutrients, I see no need to intervene at this moment.

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

I would just not disturb it, they need time to adjust and straighten their legs and neck from being so cramped inside the egg.

It will take some more hours for the chick to dry as the humidity inside an incubator increases a lot after hatching.

The chick has just absorbed the egg yolk which will give it enough nutrients, I see no need to intervene at this moment.

So it looks like this little one will be the lone survivor. She is doing better, I say she because I hope it is. She is standing up and walking more, but I'm concerned that she has not completely fluffed up and it has been about 19 hours since she hatched. There were only two other eggs with her during lockdown. They had not pipped yet, which I know they can pip later, but I also know it was a slim chance of them hatching, So I went ahead and pulled them out, one at a time and quickly candled them and did not see any movement. I have them back in there with her for now and we'll leave them in there with her until I take her out. But my question is: is she going to be lonely in the brooder by herself. Should I try to find one or two chicks from a local farm or tractor supply, to keep her company? I Really don't want to buy any chicks since we have more hatching, am are expecting a better hatch from this batch, But they aren't due to hatch until this Saturday, 5 days from now which will leave her alone for that long. I've attached some pictures because I'm also a little concerned that that she isn't completely fluffed up. She is dry but those hairs on her back are just kind of stuck to her but nothing visible, causing them to be stuck to her. And her skin is kind of red. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

 

[Cheekychook12]

So it looks like this little one will be the lone survivor. She is doing better, I say she because I hope it is. She is standing up and walking more, but I'm concerned that she has not completely fluffed up and it has been about 19 hours since she hatched. There were only two other eggs with her during lockdown. They had not pipped yet, which I know they can pip later, but I also know it was a slim chance of them hatching, So I went ahead and pulled them out, one at a time and quickly canceled them and did not see any movement. I have them back in there with her for now and we'll leave them in there with her until I take her out. But my question is: is she going to be lonely in the brooder by herself. Should I try to find one or two chicks from a local farm or tractor supply, to keep her company? I Really don't want to buy any chicks since we have more hatching, am are expecting a better hatch from this batch, But they aren't due to hatch until this Saturday, 5 days from now which will leave her alone for that long. I've attached some pictures because I'm also a little concerned that that she isn't completely fluffed up. She is dry but those hairs on her back are just kind of stuck to her but nothing visible, causing them to be stuck to her. And her skin is kind of red. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

Chicks skin can look a little red, by the pics I wouldn’t be concerned about that
She’s taking longer to dry because she doesn’t have any other chicks to rub up against

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

Chicks skin can look a little red, by the pics I wouldn’t be concerned about that
She’s taking longer to dry because she doesn’t have any other chicks to rub up against

Ok, thank you. Is it going to be ok to leave her in there alone for another 24 hours? And if so, should I put a little cap of food and water in with her? Also, is pasty butt an issue when in an incubator or does it not start til they start eating food? I put a mirror in there with her. I read that in other posts about single lonely chicks.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Absorbing the yolk provides all the nutrients they need for up to 72 hours. She's fine.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Pasty butt is not an issue at this time.

 

[LaFleche]

Should I try to find one or two chicks from a local farm or tractor supply, to keep her company? I

Yes, she definitely needs company!

She is dry but those hairs on her back are just kind of stuck to her but nothing visible, causing them to be stuck to her.

You can take her out and fluff her up with a new soft tooth brush or similar.
It seems to me that she has too much dried up albumen on her which will stick the fluff to her body.
I would take her out now and immediately get her two chicks for company as I don't suppose that you want to carry her on your chest 24/7.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Another option instead of getting more chicks is to put a small mirror in with her. Her reflection might work to keep her company.

72 hours after she hatched is when you need to start worrying about food and water. Until then she can live off of the absorbed yolk.

 

[Gotalotofpetstoo]

So little Xena now has a brooder full of roommates. I wasn't able to find anyone locally that had any day old or up to 3 day old chicks, so I went to tractor supply. Big mistake. They had just gotten chicks in today so they had a large variety. If we got what the tag said then we got 3 cream leg bars, 2 light brahmas, 1 Sapphire gem, and 1 golden comet. They are all supposed to be females but we will see in a few weeks I guess. As for now, Xena is happy to have some friends. I may be coming back in a day or two to ask questions about why Xena is scratching at her face? I checked her skin and there's a little red irritation on her neck and I'm going to check her mouth and ear in the morning to see if maybe she has a piece of egg shell stuck somewhere.