i thought i killed them all, have chick update new pic

[what was i thinking]

ok i got the hum up to 60. i ripped a paper carton into individual cups and soaked them in water and placed them around the bator. but the temp is only up to 99.3. i hope it keeps raising.

 

[what was i thinking]

o my. i checked at 4 am and no pip yet.

just went down to check at 5:30 and look what i found.......

i have to leave for work in a little after six... what do i do with it? can it stay in bator til 10 am so it can dry off?
also the egg cartons soaked like in the pic worked great for increasing the humidity.

 

[what was i thinking]

ok well i am leaving him in the bator. i will see in four hours how she is doing. will update when i get home.

 

[mirecipes]

Yes, Leave the baby in the bator..
They have enough food in their belly to last 24+ hours..And the chick needs to be totally dry before you put it in the brooder area under a heat lamp

 

[swtangel321]

CONGRATS !!!!!! That was fast !! WOW !!!!

When you get home I would take him out and put him under the heat lamp in the brooder and get the hum back down apap (you dont want the hum to high for to long) Even if he's a little damp you should be fine putting him in the brooder (under the heat lamp, he will dry quick that way)

Cant wait to see a pic of him dry, what a cutie !!

 

[junebug7334]

Yay---I got pulled into the story. Happy for you.

 

[hatchaholic]

Congrats!!

I can't wait to see an updated pic!!

I had the first baby from one of my own eggs hatch yesterday. It's so exciting and addicting!!

 

[what was i thinking]

here he/she is. five hours later. my little ee. hopefully i can get it some buddies soon. less that 11 hours from the first peep i heard, to this cutie.

i am trying to get my humidity back down. as soon as he hatched, i took all the extra water out. again, putting the wet carton pieces in really helped. i would even suggest it to someone.

 

[hatchaholic]

Aaaawww. Very cute.
Hopefully s/he will have buddies soon.

Luckily, I was able to put my one new chickie in with 8 others that are a little over a week old.