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The Hens we are using range in age from 1 to 2 years. The rooster is 2.

Sorry just saw this. They are hatching at day 21. I keep them at 99.5 to 100 for the first 18 days and during lockdown i normally lower temp just a tad to make up for the high humidity. We had always done that but maybe that is my problem after all.

They are getting more closely related we actually brought in new roosters this year to keep from having issues. I didn't think that we would have this issue. We have never had any developmental issues and the few that did hatch look completely normal. Diet is the same as last year. Everything...

This is the second we had low rate. They are from our chickens. Did great last year with 80 to 90% success on confirnmed fertile eggs. Eggs less than a week old when going into the incubator.

I do not. We haven't tracked humidity in a long time during incubation but watch the air cell space. During lockdown the humidity is 68%.

The incubator is forced air and running at 99.5. The hatch incubator for lock down is also forced air and was higher than I thought at close to 100.3 I turned it down to 99.3 when I noticed because I have read that higher Temps at hatching combined with the higher humidity can cause the chicks...

We have been having an issue that we don't normally have. We do weekly hatches so we run an incubator and a hatch box which has controlled humidity and temperature. We keep loosing chicks right at the end based on post hatch inspection. The aren't pipping but are fully developed other wise. I'm...

We have been working on our light brahmas from a hatchery. We love them and want to stick with it but I will need a new rooster this next season and am searching for hatching eggs. I am looking for someone who has focused on the breed and its body type. The largest male we got last year was...