just hatched baby chick question

[mvomomma]

This is my first time hatching chicks. My first one to hatch is really active flopping all over the incubator and moving other eggs around. I just want to know is this ok or do I get it out and put in brooder under light. It has not dried yet either.

 

[GitaBooks]

You could take it out and hold it under your shirt, letting it rest and relax as if it were under a momma. It really just wants to snuggle right now, but in moving around so much, it may knock the eggs out of proper hatching position (so that the pip is on the bottom).

Congrats on the baby by the way!

 

[mvomomma]

Thank you I will try that cause its going crazy in there won't rest.

 

[scflock]

Thank you I will try that cause its going crazy in there won't rest.

There are different ways to approach this, and neither is right or wrong. I'm one of the ones that leaves them in there until they all dry. Rolling the eggs a little doesn't hurt them, unless you just have a few eggs in a large incubator where they can get rolled over and over again. Once my eggs pip, even if the pip rolls to the bottom they usually continue the job. I'm not saying that you shouldn't take it out if it is wreaking havoc, but I would at least wait until it dries.
I find that leaving live chicks in with the eggs encourages the other chicks to work, kind of like cheerleaders. Once I take the dry chicks out, the action slows down

 

[mvomomma]

There are different ways to approach this, and neither is right or wrong. I'm one of the ones that leaves them in there until they all dry. Rolling the eggs a little doesn't hurt them, unless you just have a few eggs in a large incubator where they can get rolled over and over again. Once my eggs pip, even if the pip rolls to the bottom they usually continue the job. I'm not saying that you shouldn't take it out if it is wreaking havoc, but I would at least wait until it dries.
I find that leaving live chicks in with the eggs encourages the other chicks to work, kind of like cheerleaders. Once I take the dry chicks out, the action slows down

I only had 8 in there and it is a big one. The Baby is rolling the eggs all over the place knocking them into each other :-( Just scared this is my first time.

 

[mvomomma]

Could the baby be placed into a small bowl to keep from hitting other eggs while it dries

 

[GitaBooks]

Could the baby be placed into a small bowl to keep from hitting other eggs while it dries

Yes, you could put a little wire around it or place it in a bowl.

How are they doing now?

 

[mvomomma]

Yes, you could put a little wire around it or place it in a bowl.

How are they doing now?

The one baby is good in brooder still wild. I have 3 that have pipped but no other hatches yet. I am still hoping for the best for the other 7.

 

[sssharon]

Gita, I have a chick that just hatched actually about four hours ago and she is still dragging the eggshell around by just a very thin thread. Do you think I should pull that little tiny thread away from that shell so that it can be loose? The thread is so tiny you can't hardly see it but it still holding onto the eggshell. Thanks for any help.

 

[Kim Z]

Instead of pulling, snip the thread with a pair of scissors. That way nothing will tear or be stressed around the chicks abdomen.