Newborn chickens disrupting the other pipping chicks

[Cheryl the Chicken]

Is it alright if I leave a newborn chick in the incubator? I am scared if I left it in the incubator, the newborn will disrupt the other pipping chicks and cover the “air hole”. Does it disturb it? How can I stop it?

 

[slifeh]

Leave the chicks in! They actually entice the other eggs to hatch .. as strange as that sounds. It doesn’t hurt the other eggs whatsoever!

 

[MGG]

Is it alright if I leave a newborn chick in the incubator? I am scared if I left it in the incubator, the newborn will disrupt the other pipping chicks and cover the “air hole”. Does it disturb it? How can I stop it?

What do you mean? Sorry if I'm missing something.
You should remove chicks an hour or two after hatching, and put them in a warm brooder. Chicks should never be left in the incubator for more than 18 hours.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

I take newborn chicks out a few minutes after they hatch for those very reasons. I always worry that hatched chicks will disturb the pipping ones. If you have a warm brooder set up for the chicks, it doesn't harm the hatched chicks to take them out of the incubator before they are dry.

 

[Yardmom]

Your incubator should not be air tight. Hatching chicks need air! I and many others leave chicks about 24 hours or until they are dry. Others leave all chicks in until final hatch so there is less danger of the humidity dropping. Other chicks encourage hatching.

 

[Yardmom]

What do you mean? Sorry if I'm missing something.
You should remove chicks an hour or two after hatching, and put them in a warm brooder. Chicks should never be left in the incubator for more than 18 hours.

Why should chicks never be left for more than 18 hours? Yolk sac absorption allows them to stay more than 48 hours.

 

[TOR]

I leave the chicks in the incubator till they mostly dry up fluffy and are moving. I use a styrofoam hatcher nothing expensive. I have nice hot water standing by once I pull the chicks out I rewet the sponges I have inside to bring the humidity back up. Temp usually follows pretty fast going back up.

 

[MGG]

Why should chicks never be left for more than 18 hours? Yolk sac absorption allows them to stay more than 48 hours.

Ok, they can be left in the incubator for 24 hours. I would never ever leave one in for more than that. They really need to start moving around and drinking.
I remove them as soon as possible after hatch. It makes cleaning the incubator SO much easier, because they aren't yet pooping if you remove them at the right time. They can get the first dose of electrolyte water, and start getting used to the brooder. I like my incubator peaceful. Chicks that hatched hours ago are NOT peaceful. They're loud, pooping machines. They poop on eggs that are in the process of hatching, and roll them into different positions. They can peck at exposed veins in in-hatched eggs, and cause bleeding, which can be fatal to the un-hatched chick. And if they get too rowdy, they can even jeopardize themselves by getting stuck or splaying their legs.
It's just best to remove them early imo. The un-hatched chicks really don't benefit from the hatched chicks remaining in the incubator.