Just hatched one and need help please

[Cgill0008]

I just hatched my first chick and it has blood spot from its vent I was wondering is this normal do I need to clean it or what?

 

[chuckachucka]

It is probably not the vent. It is the navel where the umbilical cord was attached to the inner shell membranes. The chick will kick out of the shell and break the cord and there can still be a few drops of blood left. Unless the bleeding is excessive you don't need to do anything. It will dry up within a couple of hours and the skin there will heal up completely in a few days.

 

[Cgill0008]

I guess that’s normal and not a problem then?

 

[chuckachucka]

That is a little bit more hanging skin than normal but it should dry up and fall off. If not you might want to carefully trim off the extra skin in a couple of days just to prevent the other chicks from pecking at it.

 

[IsabelleShirley]

This is my first time hatching chicks. They are now hatching out (started last night), I let them dry a few hours in the incubator then transferred them to the pre-warmed brooder per instructions. They are still lethargic and mostly sleeping. How do I get them to eat and drink? Or, how long does it tke for them to be ready to eat and drink?

 

[chuckachucka]

This is my first time hatching chicks. They are now hatching out (started last night), I let them dry a few hours in the incubator then transferred them to the pre-warmed brooder per instructions. They are still lethargic and mostly sleeping. How do I get them to eat and drink? Or, how long does it tke for them to be ready to eat and drink?

They sleep most of the first day with a bit of staggering/crawling around. Then they start walking and pecking at things the second day. The don't need to eat or drink for about three days after hatch due to the yolk they absorbed, but I prefer to dip their beaks in water to encourage them to drink by the end of the first day. On the second day sprinkle some chick crumbs on the floor of the brooder right next to them and peck at it with your fingertip to get their attention. They should get the hang of eating and drinking by the end of the third day.

 

[Cgill0008]

Everything I have read says let them dry off and move them should take a couple of hours to dry off how do they dry off in there when it’s 60 percent Hum

 

[Cgill0008]

So the first chick didn’t make it had a second one hatch today at 2 pm I have 3 eggs left to be hatched not so do I stop the humitdy

 

[IsabelleShirley]

One of my chicks can't see because it's eyes won't open, one of the eyes is bulging. It's been tree days since it hatched. Is there anything I can do for it?

 

[chuckachucka]

One of my chicks can't see because it's eyes won't open, one of the eyes is bulging. It's been tree days since it hatched. Is there anything I can do for it?

What happened with the chick?