Interesting.
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Sign: Chicks hatch early; tendency to be thin and noisy. Causes:
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1.
Small eggs.
2.
Differences among breeds.
3.
Incubator temperature too high.
4.
Incubator humidity too low.
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Sign: Chicks hatch late. Causes:
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1.
Large eggs.
2.
Old breeders.
3.
Eggs stored too long (40 min. increase in incubation time/day of storage, .5% to 1.2% decrease in number hatched/day of storage).
4.
Incubator temperature too low.
5.
Weak embryos.
6.
Inbreeding.
7.
Incubator humidity too high.
Sign: Chicks hatch early; tendency to be thin and noisy. Causes:
#
1.
Small eggs.
2.
Differences among breeds.
3.
Incubator temperature too high.
4.
Incubator humidity too low.
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Sign: Chicks hatch late. Causes:
#
1.
Large eggs.
2.
Old breeders.
3.
Eggs stored too long (40 min. increase in incubation time/day of storage, .5% to 1.2% decrease in number hatched/day of storage).
4.
Incubator temperature too low.
5.
Weak embryos.
6.
Inbreeding.
7.
Incubator humidity too high.
