Really excited. Finally we got some to hatch. Day 20

[JacinLarkwell]

A bit late, but as soon as they're dry, I take them out. They take too long to fluff in my incubator and they've never had problems

 

[daryl1987]

So at 2ami checked on them and two more had hatched, leaving just 4 eggs.

By 7.30am the last 4 had hatched. The final 6 are in the incubator drying off now making lots of noise, I guess they're looking for mother hen.

I moved the others into their 1st brooder with their brothers and sisters....

Should i be scattering some food in there with them now since the first 2 hatched almost 24 hours ago now.

Is it normal for them to be pecking at each others feet when they wander around?

And when i take them out of the incubator shall i sterilise it with bleach before i put it into storage until next year?

Thanks for reading my thread and hope you all are enjoying my pictures.

 

[LynnaePB]

So at 2ami checked on them and two more had hatched, leaving just 4 eggs.

By 7.30am the last 4 had hatched. The final 6 are in the incubator drying off now making lots of noise, I guess they're looking for mother hen.
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I moved the others into their 1st brooder with their brothers and sisters....
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Should i be scattering some food in there with them now since the first 2 hatched almost 24 hours ago now.

Is it normal for them to be pecking at each others feet when they wander around?

And when i take them out of the incubator shall i sterilise it with bleach before i put it into storage until next year?

Thanks for reading my thread and hope you all are enjoying my pictures.

Aww congratulations on such a great hatch!

Loving the pictures, what adorable little guys!

It should be fine to add some food sprinkled about for them, I'm sure they'll appreciate it. It is very normal for them to peck at each others toes, beaks, etc. That should die down quite a bit soon, especially once they get used to eating food and realize their siblings extremities aren't edible.

I usually sterilize my incubator with vinegar as it is a little less harsh and then do a good rinse afterwards. But my incubator rarely gets very messy as I do take them out as they hatch. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to use bleach to sterilize before putting the incubator into storage.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Don't use bleach. I just wash mine our really good with water and het all the gunk out before storing it