Hatching chick help asap what to do

woodenfarm

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Hatting baby chick do we help it out of the sell heat lamp heating pad ect
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We moved it inside one hatched like this yesterday and died so we moved this one inside the garage
 
We are at 88 degrees 99 with the humidity in tn.
It is on a towel covering heating pad
And a heat lamp
Should i put it back with the mom or leave it here

The mom is in the main nesting box and the other lady's make their way in. Is why we thought to move it inside where the other on died like this yesterday
 
Heating pad is good, don't need the heat lamp. Arch the heating pad/make a cave, put the egg in the center, needs room to break out of the shell.

Sounds like all your hens are using the same nest?
The one that died, was there any injury/bleeding?
Was it out of the shell just laying there, nothing looking wrong?

It's possible there's more fertile eggs out there, you could candle the eggs under the hen to check. Your choice whether to return or try to complete the hatch indoors. IF it's the only chick, they're social creatures, set up a brooder with a mirror, cozy stuffed animal and use the heating pad for warmth - Check out the thread by Blooie on the MHP, heating pad instead of heat lamp in the brooder mimicking hen.
 

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