Island Hatchers
In the Brooder
- Dec 15, 2020
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Hi there,
So I am a newbie to incubating chickens. This morning around 7am my first chick hatched (it took 24hr to hatch after first pip). It got bottom got stuck in the shell and he was walking around incubator with stuck shell so we helped him out and cut the nutrients cord (that was still attached to egg) close to the shell. He was very lethargic and slept for a few hours before gaining some energy. He is doing well now but it has been 12 hours since hatched and he still hasn't fluffed up, with a sort of residue covering feathers. Have I got a sticky chicken? (humidity levels were a little high during incubation). I don't know whether to take him out and put him in the brooder or do I clean him? And in the case I should clean him how would I do that?
The attached photo is him 12hrs after hatch
Thank you,
Your insight would be greatly appreciated.
So I am a newbie to incubating chickens. This morning around 7am my first chick hatched (it took 24hr to hatch after first pip). It got bottom got stuck in the shell and he was walking around incubator with stuck shell so we helped him out and cut the nutrients cord (that was still attached to egg) close to the shell. He was very lethargic and slept for a few hours before gaining some energy. He is doing well now but it has been 12 hours since hatched and he still hasn't fluffed up, with a sort of residue covering feathers. Have I got a sticky chicken? (humidity levels were a little high during incubation). I don't know whether to take him out and put him in the brooder or do I clean him? And in the case I should clean him how would I do that?
The attached photo is him 12hrs after hatch
Thank you,
Your insight would be greatly appreciated.