How To Look After Chickens When Hatched. It partly depends how many chicks are hatching at the same time because each hatch raises the humidity level in the incubator. It might surprise you to discover that until they are a week old chicks need the air around them to be about 35 degrees Celsius.
Well Ive got a few years of chickens behind me now so I will venture an explanation. This is my take on the subject not textbook information. 9132016 I need experts helpmy new chickshatched only two days agowere found after the first nightscattered around the cooplifeless.
And fluffing up nicely.
11282014 Set up a chicken run outside of the coop to protect the chickens. Also make sure that you keep them in a place that is safe from predators and drafts. Make sure the nesting area of the coop stays dry good ventilation helps avoid humidity and change the bedding regularly. After 4 to 5 days chicks have lost their clumsiness and figured out where their food and water sources are -- at this point you can spread some type of litter on the floor about 2 to 4.