Emergency - please help

rosemi78

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6 Years
Jan 27, 2013
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Ashland, Missouri
Chick #9 hatched yesterday afternoon around 4 (it's about 8am here now) on day 21(late), day 22(early). Her eyes aren't open. She is moving around all over the place, but she is drying at all. I have a couple water containers in the incubator for humidity, and I stuffed them full of paper towels to keep any chicks from drowning. She likes to lay on top of those (which I know is why she's not drying out). But... She's hitting the heating element!!! Then she just cries and cries. Please give me ideas on how to help. She's #9 out of 11 and I don't want to lose her... I only have the one incubator and there are still 2 eggs in there, so I can't take the water containers out yet...
 
I have set up a cooler as an emergency brooder, but my only heat options were a 60w bulb an a UVA/UVB bulb. Went with the 60w bc I thought the UVA/UVB could hurt her, but I'm struggling to get it warm enough now...
 
I have set up a cooler as an emergency brooder, but my only heat options were a 60w bulb an a UVA/UVB bulb. Went with the 60w bc I thought the UVA/UVB could hurt her, but I'm struggling to get it warm enough now...
can you try to close part of the top of the brooder? just leave some vetilation or more to smaller box.
 
I have actually raised the floor up using shavings covered with newspaper (I ran out of paper towels) about 2/3 of the way up. I have a screen top for an aquarium on top with the heat lamp sitting on that. I covered the unused part of the screen to help block some of the heat from escaping. I think another 5 or 10 minutes and I'll have it where I need it.

 
I have actually raised the floor up using shavings covered with newspaper (I ran out of paper towels) about 2/3 of the way up. I have a screen top for an aquarium on top with the heat lamp sitting on that. I covered the unused part of the screen to help block some of the heat from escaping. I think another 5 or 10 minutes and I'll have it where I need it.

awesome but please dont use newspaper, it can quickly cause spraddle legs in chicks because its too slippery and no traction. you can throw an old towel in it for now. What temp are you reading now?
 
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she isnt shivering is she? how cute!! Congrats!!
 

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