I was incubating last summer and they kept doing the same thing. When I put more water in the incubator it solved my problem. Have you been putting water in your incubator, and if you have then what kind are you using?
I have ordered from cackle twice the first time I got 12 barred rock, they also sent me 1 extra (So 13). The second time I ordered 26 mixed breeds (I also got 3 extra) The first time I did not have any die, but the second time I had three die. One of them was sick and acted very weird (It had...
I had this problem with my chickens also,
I talked to my ag teacher and he told me that if you throw some grit (Oyster Shell) or even a coke can they should peck at that. I am not totally sure how it works but I know it helped in my flock!
There is a video link to show what is wrong with it. If you wait until I pick it up you can really see the problem. It won't stop swaying its head back and fourth. I got the chick yesterday in an order from Cackle, it is a Welsummer.