new chicks yesterday

[lilegghatcher]

first set of eggs i ever hatched 21 days was up on thursday hatched 2 then,yesterday 1 hatched but will not stand up,it trys to but when iy does it all was falls over .it is all fluffy so i took it out of the encubater and is in with ther other ones,but dont seem to be changing any,it is getting more featers but will not stand up. any ideas? also i have 3 eggs left that have not hatched do i need to give them more time or is it possible they didnt make it,i did candle all and all were firtal.

 

[goldnchocolate]

Congratulations on your chicks and welcome to the forum!!!!
I don't have any answers about your other questions....I hope the chick is alright!

 

[Gypsy07]

If Thursday was day 21 then you're only on day 23 now, so it's very possible that your three eggs left might still hatch. There are loads of people on here that have had chicken eggs take up to 25 days to hatch! (I'm on day 22 myself right now and only one pip so far.) But when you opened the incubator to take out the first three chicks you might have accidentally caused a drop in humidity in there, and that could now make it harder for the last three to hatch.

I didn't know this on my first hatch either, but the need for a constant high humidity in the bator for the last few days means you're really not supposed to open the incubator AT ALL from day 18 right through till ALL the eggs have hatched. Opening the door can dry out the membrane inside the shells and so the chicks get stuck in the eggs. But don't worry about that now. You can remember it for your next hatch!

As for the chick that's not standing up, well, it can take them a day or so to find their feet. My last hatch I had a little weakling that wouldn't stand up on her own for two days after hatching. But she turned out fine. If her legs are normal, she'll probably just be a slow developer. But some chicks get 'spraddle leg' where they can't stand up because their legs splay out to the sides. Have a look on the forum for that and look at the pictures just to check that's not what's wrong with your chick. If it is, it's easily treated, but you'll need to do it as soon as possible.

Oh, and welcome to BYC and congratulations on your first hatch!

I think 3 out of 6 is a great result for a first time.

 

[lilegghatcher]

thank you so does that mean you should wait till all eggs hatch before you take them out,i was told they have to be out with in 24 hours of hatching

 

[Gypsy07]

No, you don't have to take them out within 24 hours. You can leave them in there for a couple of days if you have to. Newly hatched chicks don't really need food or water for the first day or so because they absorb the last of the nutrients from the yolk right before they hatch. That's enough to keep them going for a while so there's no danger to them in leaving them in the incubator for more than 24 hours if you have to. They won't dehydrate or starve and it's not cruel at all.

If all your eggs hatch at the same time then as soon as everybody is dried off and fluffed up you can take them out of the incubator and transfer them to the brooder. But if you have some chicks out of the shell and some eggs still to hatch then it's best to keep the bator door shut. According to everything I've read anyway - I'm definitely no expert on the subject, lol!

Some people will open the door and take out chicks in the middle of the hatch if they think there's an emergency and a chick needs help but some people will just let nature take its course and not open the bator door no matter what. Folk tend to have quite strong opinions either way as to helping/leaving alone. I'd say it depends on the situation really. There's lots of great info and advice on this site so read as much of it as you can for your next hatch!

How's the chick doing now? Any better?