Help! About to incubate for the 1st time & recevied double the hatching eggs asked for - feeling ov

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VeggieMinette said:
Look at what I came home to!
The little one is fine. Just resting from the tough work today!!
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That's great.

VeggieMinette said:
What do I do now? Do I just leave them in there? When do they need food and water?
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When to remove chicks after hatch is a personal decision. There is no "right" answer. I remove mine as they hatch and become active, (Yes, while they are still wet. I have an open fan in the bator and it's a hazard and I fiind that the chicks dry out and fluff up better under my brooder light where it's not 80% humidity.) Some people prefer to wait until they are dry. Others will leave the chicks in the bator until their complete hatch is over, even if it takes 2 days. Experts say a chick can stay in the bator up to 3 days after hatch and survive off their yolk. (I can survive 3 days after I eat with no food or water too, but that doesn't mean I want to.) I prefer food and electrolyte enhanced water be at their disposal from the time they hit the brooder. Usually most of mine are drinking withing a few hours. Eating varies. I have some that start pecking within hours, but I've had some that take a good 24 hours before they are really interested in food.

animalslover said:
Congratulations!!!!!
I'm happy for u
I came home tonight and I see 1 pip ....I'm so happy!!
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Yay!
 
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AmyLynn2374 said:
That's great.

When to remove chicks after hatch is a personal decision. There is no "right" answer. I remove mine as they hatch and become active, (Yes, while they are still wet. I have an open fan in the bator and it's a hazard and I fiind that the chicks dry out and fluff up better under my brooder light where it's not 80% humidity.) Some people prefer to wait until they are dry. Others will leave the chicks in the bator until their complete hatch is over, even if it takes 2 days. Experts say a chick can stay in the bator up to 3 days after hatch and survive off their yolk. (I can survive 3 days after I eat with no food or water too, but that doesn't mean I want to.) I prefer food and electrolyte enhanced water be at their disposal from the time they hit the brooder. Usually most of mine are drinking withing a few hours. Eating varies. I have some that start pecking within hours, but I've had some that take a good 24 hours before  they are really interested in food.

Yay!
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That's very good to know
I really appreciate your help
For water we can mix sugar in or we can use baby electrolyte?
 
The temp needs to be 99.5 and you need to sit the eggs every 2 days like take the lid off so they get air and if you have 35 eggs they are not all going to hatch I had 25 eggs only 2 hatched the best way to hatch eggs is a broody hen silkes are the best at hatching you can give a silkie 15 eggs and she will hatch all of them of course bantams are good too just can't cover a lot of eggs

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