How long for chickie to dry?

[Hooterville]

I had an unexpected chickie hatch out last night, (yeah!)--wasn't really due until Saturday--anyway, how long does it usually take for them to fluff up and be dry?

Should I be worried that she's still damp this morning? Temp is at 99 and humidity is at 63%.

And another is zipping this AM! and this one is marked Frizzle!

These are eggs shipped from BYCers Dipsy and Pidgey.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

It's probably the high humidity. I would take the chick out and put it in your brooder...but that's just me. I always take mine out when they are about 1/2 dry and put them in the warm, dry brooder. They finish drying in just a short while.

 

[swtangel321]

I take mine out also when they are about half dry, sometimes even before 1/2, they dry so much quicker and better under a heat lamp in the brooder.