Nutrition of Day-Old Chicks...
Immediately after hatching, do not feed the chicks anything! Generally, newly hatched chicks do not require any water or food for up to 48 hours after birth. The reason for this is that they are nourished from the yolk of the egg before they break free from the shell. This is why newly hatched chicks can be transported from hatcheries to farms without water and food.
So, if you see a freshly hatched chick in an incubator without water or food, do not worry.
Read more...Nutrition of Newly Hatched Chicks
Source: Taken from the website of the Iranian Poultry Union
