Worried about heat element and chicks

[Mommysongbird]

can the heat element hurt new chicks??

They are climbing up on other eggs and the egg trays that I had the eggs in. What should I do??

 

[jennifersmith326]

Yea, it will burn. I touched by accident last night and it was hot.

 

[Mommysongbird]

So what should I do??

I have one that looks to be completely dry, but the other 2 are still wet, one especially so, he/she just hatched about 10 minutes or so ago.

 

[jennifersmith326]

I take mine and put them in the brooder even if they are still a little wet. If it is really wet like just hatched, then maybe reach in really quick and grab out the other 2 and then wait for that one to dry a little more.

 

[Mommysongbird]

will do that.

Thanks

 

[jennifersmith326]

I didn't have this problem with them getting close to it until I started using egg cartons for the eggs to hatch in. When I lay them on the mesh screen they didn't get high enough to touch it but now that I use the egg cartons they can.

 

[tia]

I've had one singe the fluff on top of his little head before in a Little Giant. I took him out early and put him in the brooder.