low hatch rate

We seem to be having trouble this year with our hens… 1/2 of them are first timers so I know that can affect hatch rates but we’ve never had this much trouble... So far we’ve had 1 first time hen hatch 9/10 chicks all perfect , another 1st time hen hatched 2/14 chicks, one 1st time hen hatched...

I am new to incubating chicks and had a first batch come out decently so I am on a 2nd batch now. Its almost lockdown time but when I went to check the eggs that were alive almost a week before, half of them were not developed almost since then. The eggs were accidentaly stored blunt end down...

I've been chain hatching in two incubators. My main incubator (not the hatching one) I've discovered pink algae growing in it. I cleaned it out immediately when I noticed it. The incubator is a nurture right 360. I'm concerned this algae may affect my hatch rate. I've read that pink algae isn't...

A short time ago, a drunk driver took out a power pole on our street early one morning. It knocked out our power feed. The utility crews replaced the pole after the rescue and the police did their stuff. The whole ordeal lasted about 3 hours. We had 2 Incubator going. One was on day 15 and one...