How long does a baby chicken need to stay under a incubator?
The chicks should remain in the incubator until they are dry, fluffy and active. This allows for all the eggs to be hatched together and the siblings to be in contact. removal of each individual as they hatch will provoke aggressive behavior when they are later put together in a brooder. The heat and humidity of the incubator helps the wet chicks dry out. Do not worry about food or water for about 24/36 hours as they have all the nutrition they need to survive for that lenght of time. When they are all taken out of the incubator they should be placed together in a brooder box heated to within the same 100 degre temperature as the incubator and the heat should be adjusted down daily by about one or two degrees.
