Wet chick won't dry

[Brooke0207]

I just got home 3 1/2 hours ago and had yet another hatch but this chick just will not dry off. He/she has been given a dry towel and I thought maybe it would dry off eventually but still no luck. I've been waiting to switch to the brooder until he/she is dry.

 

[ChattyChickens4Life]

It can take a LOOOOONG time. Don't worry. She will dry!

 

[DIGGIN CHICKEN]

Give it time ... loads of humidity in the bator ... its like trying to dry out in a shower ...

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have had chicks that just look wet but are actually dry. Not sure why it happens but i wash them in warm water with a little drop of dishwashing detergent, rinse and dry. Then they are fuzzy like they should be.
Seems to usually be chicks that are stuck in shell or late to hatch.

 

[Brooke0207]

Give it time ... loads of humidity in the bator ... its like trying to dry out in a shower ...

Okay thank you

 

[aart]

I have had chicks that just look wet but are actually dry.

This^^^
If they are goopy when hatched is just glues down the down and they look wet.
I use a dry toothbrush to fluff up the down.