no once eggs have been laid you remove eggs from mother and incubate them for around 60 days. That it mother never seems them again. When they pip ( break the egg) they feed on the egg yolk which lasts them about a week, then once they have shed we can then try them to see if they are hungry. They should automatically smell the food and strike for it. It doesnt always work like that, if they dont feed then we leave it say another week incase they are still full from the egg yolk.
Its amazing how they come out and know how to strike and even what food is and how to eat it.