OMG chick hatched what do I Do? HELP!!!

[RaisinAFlock]

Is the sav a chick water enough for the first two days before I introduce feed how do I teach baby chick to eat feed if I can't put him or her with mamas or roosters to teach it?

 

[HighStreetCoop]

They don't need to be taught. Put the food out. The chick/s will eat when they're ready.

 

[B-Goock]

The chick will be fine till morning. Hatcheries send out day old chicks in cardboard boxes and take a day or two to be delivered.

Any "tote" style container or cardboard box will be fine to house the chick. Make water available, bedding of some kind, and a light for heat. I have chicks in a plastic tote right now in my living room with an ordinary 60 watt bulb in a lamp about a foot from the floor of the tote. Just check with a thermometer to make sure it is 90-95 degrees under the light. Just take a regular lamp or desk lamp and if anything duct tape the lamp to be above the tote with the bulb facing down and make a reflector out of aluminum foil to direct the heat down. Buy a real heat lamp and food tomorrow.

 

[RaisinAFlock]

Maybe I'm just over thinking this chick thing or freaking out, I just had my first ultrasound today and I'm 5 weeks 1 day pregnant myself! Sorry if I seem scatter brained lol my nerves are up a little.

 

[RaisinAFlock]

Can I go pick tiny earthworms or sand for the chick to eat or is that a bad idea?

 

[RaisinAFlock]

Another one hatched right in front of me and was stuck in the shell, it survived unfortunately after physically removing a mama hen 2 were large more developed 3/4 out of shell but crushed and bruised and died, so I removed them from the nest, and brought the just hatched baby inside I'm more worried about this one now being partially crushed and stuck in the shell

 

[RaisinAFlock]

I helped it out of the bloody shell

 

[RaisinAFlock]

It's peeping but looks like maybe it was crushed or bruised a little

 

[RaisinAFlock]

So I think the first chick hatched between day 21-23 and second chick hatched on day 23 right in front of me but I have two hatch dates 1/19 and 1/20

 

[RaisinAFlock]

Somewhat warm but very wet and humid climate (Seattle)