Help! Don't know what to do!!!

[NEWCOMER]

My chick is hatching but it's chirping like it's afraid or something. What should I do?

Help!!!!!

 

[Baymule]

Nothing. New chicks chirp to their mothers, it is normal. Let him get all dried off and fluffy before you take him out of the incubator.

 

[Beekissed]

Leave it alone, let it do the work it has to do to get out of the shell. There's a whole article on BYC about hatching that can help you and explain what is happening at each stage, with pics.

The cheeping you hear is instinctive calling out to the mother....if she were there, she would be making a chuckling/chortling noise in response to encourage the chick.

Here's a few links to help you understand what is going on:

A Simple Guide to Hatching Chicken Eggs

Hatching Chickens can be a fun and educational experience for the entire family. How cool is it to watch a small egg turn into a tiny life! And of course when these chicks grow up, your understanding of chickens and their life cycle can be quite...

www.backyardchickens.com

Incubating and Hatching Chicken Eggs aka HATCHING 101

Incubation Notes, Images, Videos & Links Expected Hatch Rate Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched, or even after for that matter! Shipped eggs have a MUCH lower hatch rate. The percent hatchability in the commercial poultry...

www.backyardchickens.com

Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Preface If you need immediate instructions on how to assist a hatch, you may skip this section and go to the next one, where the instructions are. To start with, I want to address the fact that some people think assisting during a hatch is...

www.backyardchickens.com

 

[NEWCOMER]

Ok thank you. This is why I am called NEWCOMER. :/

 

[messybun]

Ok thank you. This is why I am called NEWCOMER. :/

We all have to start somewhere. Congrats on your first hatch too!

 

[NEWCOMER]

We all have to start somewhere. Congrats on your first hatch too!

Thanks

 

[Tre3hugger]

What are you going to feed the chick? What is your brooder setup looking like? Hatching day is so fun!

 

[NEWCOMER]

Brooder was set up awhile ago. Aslo the cobwebs Got the recipe for chick feed, so basically quinoa, eggshells,etc. Hatching day is fun! I am writing a article for Community Chickens about hatching .