Pullety
Songster
What is going on???
I have been hatching my own eggs for a few years. No issues.
This year, despite fertility being almost 100%, and using three different incubators, I’m getting a 25% hatch (and survive) rate. Those that do survive appear perfectly normal.
Embryos are dying within a few days of lockdown, after lockdown, after pipping, zipping, and even right after hatching.
Could my flock have some bacteria that is affecting chick development??
I am feeding a higher protein feed. The eggs are fresh. Humidity is precise. I only set clean eggs. I have hatched turkey eggs in the same incubators this year with a 100% hatch rate.
My main incubator is an Rcom that I have never hatched in, only incubated. My backup incubator and hatcher are Nurture Right 360s. I clean and sanitize them meticulously.
I looked in my hatching book and it’s lists about 15 - 20 reasons a chick could die around hatch.
Any advice or resources to look into?? I would be grateful. Thanks.
I have been hatching my own eggs for a few years. No issues.
This year, despite fertility being almost 100%, and using three different incubators, I’m getting a 25% hatch (and survive) rate. Those that do survive appear perfectly normal.
Embryos are dying within a few days of lockdown, after lockdown, after pipping, zipping, and even right after hatching.
Could my flock have some bacteria that is affecting chick development??
I am feeding a higher protein feed. The eggs are fresh. Humidity is precise. I only set clean eggs. I have hatched turkey eggs in the same incubators this year with a 100% hatch rate.
My main incubator is an Rcom that I have never hatched in, only incubated. My backup incubator and hatcher are Nurture Right 360s. I clean and sanitize them meticulously.
I looked in my hatching book and it’s lists about 15 - 20 reasons a chick could die around hatch.
Any advice or resources to look into?? I would be grateful. Thanks.