One chick out, but it's knocking all the other eggs around! HELP!!!

[kare21162]

I have one chick that hatched and 20 more to go and it's knocking all the other chicks eggs around....plus now that it's hatched the humidity jumped up to 94% from 70% when it first hatched. Is this high humidity going to effect the other chicks that haven't hatched??? Should I take the chick out and keep it warm and dry it off??? I'm going nuts not knowing what to do!!!

 

[Schultz]

Chicks running aroung the eggs seem to stimulate the others to hatch especially when there's a lot of peeping going on, at least in my experience. As for the humidity, I would leave the chick in there and see if you can't get it down. Is there a closed vent hole you can open? I never like saying this but you could try opening the door for a second to help it go down. I hope there is a vent hole!
ETA: I hope there is someone who can chime in with better ideas!

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

You can put a piece of wood or cardboard in there as a divider if you want..I was worried too about this once and someone posted that somewhere....

 

[whippet128]

ride it out dont worry. I messed up a hatch taking out the chicks. I know it is hard to do but let it ride, the chick will be good for at least 48 hours in the bator if not longer.

 

[kare21162]

I'll open up the vent holes. I just feel so sorry for the little guy! I'll see if that works for the humidity. I was just worried that the chick knocking the other eggs around would effect them hatching right.

 

[kare21162]

We now have the 2nd chick out! I'm gonna need some help telling what kind of chicks these are once they are all fluffy! I'm a turkey girl! I'm just hatching 2 dozen chicken eggs to see if I can hatch anything before I put some expensive turkey eggs in the bator! I also have 3 more pips and one I can see the beak!

 

[Schultz]

Congrats, post pics, there are a lot of people who like guessing chick breeds!

 

[walkswithdog]

Bumper chicks (bumper cars) actually helps a LOT. Let it happen. They don't have enough mass to hurt one another. REALLY. And they do stimulate the others and keep weaker ones trying.

 

[kare21162]

I've moved 4 of the 9 that have hatched into the brooder. One died soon after hatching...the yolk sack wasn't all the way up inside it yet and I think the other chicks picking and stepping all over it didn't help. One of the chicks is all fluffy, exept for a few patches of feathers. The others seem to be part way dry and then still "wet looking" but it's not...it's kind of crusty. Do I need to wash them with some warm water??? Or do they ususally clean themselves??? I've never hatched out any chicks before.