ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The newly hatched chicks will be wet and tired and will look weak and exhausted. They should dry out and begin to move around within a few hours.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wet feathers are often related to an incorrect temperature during the late setter cycle or during the transfer period. Generally, 100.0°F (37.8°C) egg shell temperature is optimal for incubation.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can tell the chick is having trouble if it gets stuck for several hours in the MIDDLE of the unzipping stage, either pointlessly banging its beak against the hole without making further openings in the shell or mostly unzipped but unable to kick free.

Detailed explanation-4: -It’s possible that the chick will be smaller than others who go the full 21 days, and they can also be weaker. They should be left in the incubator to dry off and fluff up for at least 24 hours.

Detailed explanation-5: -Newly hatched chicks look very wet, tired, and vulnerable. A while after hatching, their down feathers dry, they become fluffy and after they recovered from the hatching process they become more active. The hatcher is normally not opened for pull until nearly all chicks are hatched and dry.