I have one little chick that literally "lept" out of his shell. He is the first chick but he is now scattering the eggs, rolling them around onto the site where the others have pipped (turning pip down towards the bottom of the incubator). What should I do?? Thanks!
Sometimes in life your the player....and sometimes you're the puck. Don't worry - they'll all be fine! I only open the bator when about 1/3 of them have hatched. I take the bator into the bathroom, run a hot shower to raise temps/humidity in the room, then quickly remove chicks & shells. Then I close the bator and take it out of the bathroom. Dont be in too much of a hurry!
I've had that before. XD You can take him out, but just be aware that he may get very anxious by himself. I -HAVE- noticed that via leaving the fiesty, fully-hatched ones in there, the others seem to hatch a bit quicker. I think hearing the others, and being jostled around, motivates them to get out of the shell. But I have removed some if they're getting VERY active, or if there's one that I'm worried about still hatching. Isn't it so exciting??
