- Oct 9, 2010
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I am desperate because for the second year I'm trying to hatch bobwhites and I can't.
Last year, my breeders were 1 year old and in their first breeding season so I blamed the lack of fertility on that.
Now they are 2 years old, and all the eggs are fertile, BUT the chicks die.
The first egg layed was infertile, but the second one was fertile and the chick piped on day 23, but then lost the strength and died. Now I have two more eggs that piped on day 23 in the morning (today), and are not progressing anything. I was so anxious that I tried to open one and there was a lot of blood (I prob bursted on of the veins), the other one I will not try to help.
But my big fears are that all the other younger eggs will meet the same destine and not hatch.
Is it possible that because I'm using a light bulb the light blinking is causing stress to the chicks, making them die?
Can anyone give any advice?
P.S.-I have alredy hatch chickens, and coturnix quail on that incubator and had sucess.
Last year, my breeders were 1 year old and in their first breeding season so I blamed the lack of fertility on that.
Now they are 2 years old, and all the eggs are fertile, BUT the chicks die.
The first egg layed was infertile, but the second one was fertile and the chick piped on day 23, but then lost the strength and died. Now I have two more eggs that piped on day 23 in the morning (today), and are not progressing anything. I was so anxious that I tried to open one and there was a lot of blood (I prob bursted on of the veins), the other one I will not try to help.
But my big fears are that all the other younger eggs will meet the same destine and not hatch.
Is it possible that because I'm using a light bulb the light blinking is causing stress to the chicks, making them die?
Can anyone give any advice?
P.S.-I have alredy hatch chickens, and coturnix quail on that incubator and had sucess.
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