Oh no! Had to remove hours old hatched chick! Need help/advice please.

So on Day 22 - after my anguish and waiting - one out of my three Serama eggs hatched about 1pm today. The other two have not shown any sign of life. Anyway, just about 30 minutes ago, the temperature in my hatcher went nuts (LG still air) so I quickly removed the plugs and opened the lid just a little to try and cool it off - first big no-no. Then it got very cool before starting to shoot up once again. It's like it had a mind of its own! In a panic...and probably not the thing to do at all (I know better)....I removed the almost fluffy chick to its brooder. Temp in the brooder is about 95 and the chick seems ok - chirping like it was in the hatcher and finding its legs.

Have I doomed my chick by removing it too soon? How do I care for this orphan chick that shouldn't have come out of the hatcher yet? Is the temperature right? Is there anything else I should be doing to finish the process the hatcher was supposed to? I've never had to deal with this before....

 

Quote:Thanks Lisa, I'm actually breathing again lol. It was a totally unexpected event but one that I will expect the next time I doubt it about the others but who knows. I wasn't expecting this one today since there was no sign of life at all in these eggs. I have others to put into lockdown but they aren't expected to hatch until next week. I do have a mirror so I will try that. What about a feather duster? Good or bad idea?

Oh and P.S. I have one of your chicks in another cage downstairs (at least I think do?). TsaGirl hatched it from your eggs and I acquired it in October. Beautiful splash something pullet! So thank you in a round about way lol.

 

Thanks everyone for the advice. Tonight, Zephyr, is doing great! She/he is one feisty chick! It is already eating and drinking, pecking at everything that moves - especially the toes lol - and loves her new ostrich feather chick Of course, it is already spoiled rotten. It cheeps, we all come running to cater to it LOL. I can see this is going to be bad....very very bad

Here are a couple of photos just taken of Zephyr