4 Common Problems Encountered when Chicks are Hatching
Should you help chicks hatch?
"Do not help them hatch! It can kill the chick, or damage them, or make them too weak to live. If you pull the shell away from the chick, you are taking responsibility for what happens. The only time you should help them is if they are struggling or if they are dead."
-Alicia & Migizi
What causes a chick to get "shrink wrapped" as they hatch?
"Basically the skin you peel off of a boiled egg is the skin that gets stuck to the chicken while it's hatching. This is called shrink wrapping, and the skin is called a membrane. It can happen if the air is too dry while the chick is hatching. The membrane turns white and gets hard when it's dry."
-Renee & Sherri
What happens if there's too much moisture in the incubator?
"Too much moisture in the incubator stops normal evaporation and not as many eggs will hatch. Extra moisture isn't usually a problem in small incubators. Cracked eggs will not hatch, the crack will let bacteria in and let moisture out."
-Perdasia
"If necessary to wash eggs, always use a damp cloth with water warmer than the egg. Too much moisture causes the egg to sweat the dirt out of the pores. Never use water cooler than the egg. Also, do not soak the eggs in water. If the egg is soaking in water, the temperature will equalize and bacteria can enter through the pores."
- Alexis
What position should a chick be in to break out of its shell?
"As the egg tooth starts to break the membrane, the lungs are working hard and breath is important from their air sack. It's here that you start to see a hole in the shell as the chick begins to break through. The egg tooth which falls off a couple of days or a day after hatching. We don't help them to get it off, they can do it by themselves."
-Shakira
"Chicks will hatch in the position that they are, its important that you don't turn eggs for the last 3 days so they can hatch. It must be in a normal position as it would be on a flat surface. The chicken place head under their wings, they keep rotating while hatching."
-Amayrani
Should you help chicks hatch?
"Do not help them hatch! It can kill the chick, or damage them, or make them too weak to live. If you pull the shell away from the chick, you are taking responsibility for what happens. The only time you should help them is if they are struggling or if they are dead."
-Alicia & Migizi
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| An example of a "shrink wrapped" chick that couldn't hatch. |
"Basically the skin you peel off of a boiled egg is the skin that gets stuck to the chicken while it's hatching. This is called shrink wrapping, and the skin is called a membrane. It can happen if the air is too dry while the chick is hatching. The membrane turns white and gets hard when it's dry."
-Renee & Sherri
What happens if there's too much moisture in the incubator?
"Too much moisture in the incubator stops normal evaporation and not as many eggs will hatch. Extra moisture isn't usually a problem in small incubators. Cracked eggs will not hatch, the crack will let bacteria in and let moisture out."
-Perdasia
"If necessary to wash eggs, always use a damp cloth with water warmer than the egg. Too much moisture causes the egg to sweat the dirt out of the pores. Never use water cooler than the egg. Also, do not soak the eggs in water. If the egg is soaking in water, the temperature will equalize and bacteria can enter through the pores."
- Alexis
What position should a chick be in to break out of its shell?
"As the egg tooth starts to break the membrane, the lungs are working hard and breath is important from their air sack. It's here that you start to see a hole in the shell as the chick begins to break through. The egg tooth which falls off a couple of days or a day after hatching. We don't help them to get it off, they can do it by themselves."
-Shakira
"Chicks will hatch in the position that they are, its important that you don't turn eggs for the last 3 days so they can hatch. It must be in a normal position as it would be on a flat surface. The chicken place head under their wings, they keep rotating while hatching."
-Amayrani
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