Thank you. I feel responsible for the problem as I’ve been handling the eggs everyday without regard to the 19 day rule. So it might be erroneous nurture that messed with nature!
My hen has been sitting on her clutch of 10 (with additional ones from other hens I’d remove daily). 5 hatched day 21. 1 day 22. 2 were not fertilized and one died at 15 days. (I stupidly moved them daily to check if they were edible or the fertilized eggs.
This last one has been...