You are right to be concerned. You will need to re-dip beaks repeatedly sometimes. They just don't get it sometimes and need at least one to *get* it.I'm not sure where to ask this, but I'll try here first. I had two chicks hatch on Friday morning. I had another egg in the incubator, so took them out of the incubator and into my brooder. They have an ecoglow warmer in there and have spent quite a bit of time sleeping under it and then coming out from under it. I think. I'm not really watching them as much as my children are. LOL They have had water and food, since Friday, but I hadn't expected them to eat or drink any of it right away. The food is fermented chick starter. I started it last Tuesday, to make sure it was fermented by the time the chicks were ready for it. It looks good, better than the FF I have for my older chicks/pullets.
I changed out the water and food for them this morning because the food was getting stale and I just decided to change the water. No good reason, really. The water has ACV in it and a little bit of black strap molasses for b vitamins. I don't want to give my chicks Poly-Vi-Sol.
I have dipped their beaks in the water and the food. Not interested. I have also put some feed on the ground in their brooder. Not interested. I know I am being a ninny, but I am concerned that they haven't yet eaten or drank. I'm a mother; I feed people. I know these are chicks and not people, but, well, I'm being a ninny.
They are peeping, moving around, etc.