Urgent: hatched chicks knocking into other eggs, is this OK?

[alireza18feb]

Some say you should open the bator and move the hatched chicks to the brooder, some other believe it's better not to open the bator in order to maintain the humidity.
Most websites suggest it's nothing to worry about, they've been turning other eggs.
I wanna ask, is there anyone who doesn't open the bator to remove the hatched chicks and gets good results?

 

[Coops Dad]

Let them knock about; they're cheerleaders for their unhatched brethren. Also, chicks have been knocking into the unhatched since the first chicken sat on her first clutch.

 

[nuthatched]

Completely normal.
Also, briefly opening the incubator won't hurt, if you need too.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I wanna ask, is there anyone who doesn't open the bator to remove the hatched chicks and gets good results?

It seems scary and frustrating!

I've done both.. leave them and take them out. I've had excellent results both ways.

If I'm removing chicks to the brooder.. I don't do that until there are at least two ready to go together. I also drape towels over to catch the warmth and humidity and quickly grab out the soccer player.

Note that opening the bator wide, and letting the temp (and humidity( drop CAN cause shrink wrapping of pipped chicks. A small crack with precaution taken CAN make it safe.. Your bator type may matter also.. the popular clear dome circular one.. lets eggs and chicks roll out too easy to attempt!

I do agree that it's nothing to worry about. And I've seen people cause way more problems than they prevent by intervening. It's ALWAYS a difficult choice.. and for me, it changes from hatch to hatch as my thought process grows and changes so does my experience.

Happy hatching!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Ive had worse hatchrates with chicks knocking other eggs around then when i hatch upright. They also leave dirt on other eggs stopping them from hatching. I personally leave mine in a turner now easier for me.

 

[Sylver Queen]

I'm concerned about this right now myself. The first one to hatch is going absolutely ballistic and is knocking other eggs over onto their pips. Will this work out okay do you think??

My last hatch one did get spun into the wall of the brooder and the chick hatched with damaged legs due to trying to push for so long before I finally rescued it. But I've got one hatched out right now and the others are likely hours behind and it is knocking everyone all about. Probably why it was the first to hatch. ;-) It's not even dry it so I can't take it out but I'm worried because it knocked a couple of pipped eggs over onto their pips! I hope they can still zip, and breathe....

 

[MerryEggMaker]

Let them knock about; they're cheerleaders for their unhatched brethren. Also, chicks have been knocking into the unhatched since the first chicken sat on her first clutch.

Along the same subject I took the dividers out of the incubator a couple hours after I turning off the rotation. When I did that the eggs rolled all over & I saw that a couple were peeping & pipped. Others are moving, the surface of the incubator is not flat, is all this movement okay for the chickens/eggs or will they shut down? Should I put something in there to slow down the movement? Maybe I should have left the separator in?

 

[Coops Dad]

Along the same subject I took the dividers out of the incubator a couple hours after I turning off the rotation. When I did that the eggs rolled all over & I saw that a couple were peeping & pipped. Others are moving, the surface of the incubator is not flat, is all this movement okay for the chickens/eggs or will they shut down? Should I put something in there to slow down the movement? Maybe I should have left the separator in?

Some think that stabilizing the eggs will help chicks orient themselves; I haven't seen a difference, and I've done it both ways.