Re: The hatched & the hatching

[Roary]

So far four of my bantie eggs have hatched. One died a couple of hours after hatching. The other three seem to be doing fine. Now I need to keep them warm under a lamp. At what temperature should I keep those newly hatched chicks? Can anyone answer this for me?

I have six more bantie eggs to hatch yet. Five of those are pipped.

The really weird looking one that is very elongated looking is not pipped but the chick in it is still alive. Will be very interesting to see what it produces if it hatches. It apparently came from the same parents as the other eggs I have. Why does it look like that? I haven't a clue. Just one of those things, I guess. And because the farmer included it in the eggs he gave me I decided to put it in the incubator with the others.

For anyone who might be able to answer my heat question, I thnak you in advance.

Roary

 

[Chicken Girl]

about 98- 96 and mine seem cunfy! lol hope that helps!


Chicken Girl

 

[Katy]

You need to start them out at about 90-95 degrees in the brooder. I wouldn't remove them tho until the eggs that have pipped are done hatching. Opening the incubator to remove them can mess up the humidity for the pipped eggs.

 

[elmo]

Have you taken these chicks out of the incubator already? I've never used an incubator before to hatch (only a hen), so I'm not sure what you're supposed to do with an incubator. I think you're not supposed to open the incubator while there are eggs in there still hatching...someone else will need to advise you on that.

But I do know about brooding already hatched chicks. You start them off with a heat lamp at about 95 degrees. It's good to make sure they can move away from the heat if they want to, also. Watch their behavior. If they're huddled up and peeping loudly, they're too cold. If they move as far as possible away from the lamp, they're probably too warm.

Each week you reduce the temperature by about 5 degrees, but again, watch for the chicks behavior to guide you.

Hope this helps!

 

[Roary]

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Thank you for your response. I had no choice but to remove them. My homemade bator is very small. They were jumping all over the place and one landed in the water container I had there for humidity. LuckilyI was there to fetch it out in seconds. I understand what you are saying. But as I said I had no choice and so far it has not appeared that opening the bator has had any ill effect on the pipped eggs. I have opened it for every one that hatches in order to rescue the chick. I certainly will try to not open it unless absolutely necessary. So thank you again. You advice is well taken. And yes that is the temp I have the chicks at in the homemade brooder. They seem to be doing real well. The first two are even eating and enjoying it.

 

[Roary]

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Thank you so much. It most certainly does help.