All my chicks died

[Blalock0830]

We are new to hatching eggs. We hatched eggs Only too lived And both of them died within a week. I need some advice on what went wrong . We have 10 more that are on lockdown right now I just don't want to make the same mistake twice

 

[curlyp]

Greetings. I'm very sorry to hear that. While I hardly have any advice on hatching eggs, I would make a post in the incubating and hatching eggs section. Im sure the nice folks there will be able to help you.

 

[WIchickMama]

Sorry for your losses.

If you can give more information, more help will be likely. Are they fertile eggs from your flock? Did you have eggs shipped to you? Did you pick up eggs from a local seller?

What breeds were the eggs?

Did you candle the eggs to see if they were developing? Or were the ones that didn't hatch- die at a certain stage in development or were they dead in the shell at the very end?

Did you use a hen or an incubator?

What did you feed the two that hatched? What temp was their brooder? Any pics of the set up might help too.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!

How long ago was this? Since If it's been a while it would be almost impossible to pinpoint the exact cause.

 

[DobieLover]

Welcome.
How was your brooder setup after hatch and what and how were you feeding them?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

I am so sorry for your losses. So many things contribute to a healthy hatch, from where you got your eggs, were they shipped, how were they stored before setting and of course the machine you are using and whether or not it was calibrated and settings were correct. @curlyp has left you with the link to our Incubation forums, definitely post there for more help.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC So sorry for your losses

 

[Blalock0830]

Sorry for your losses.

If you can give more information, more help will be likely. Are they fertile eggs from your flock? Did you have eggs shipped to you? Did you pick up eggs from a local seller?

What breeds were the eggs?

Did you candle the eggs to see if they were developing? Or were the ones that didn't hatch- die at a certain stage in development or were they dead in the shell at the very end?

Did you use a hen or an incubator?

What did you feed the two that hatched? What temp was their brooder? Any pics of the set up might help too.

The 2 that died one was on day 3 . She had a very swollen belly and her vent kept getting stopped up.
The other one dies on day 6 .
She never would eat anything at all.
We tried everything to help her eat but she refused.
What would make her starve herself

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community!
Nice to meet you

 

[Blue Raptor]

We are new to hatching eggs. We hatched eggs Only too lived And both of them died within a week. I need some advice on what went wrong . We have 10 more that are on lockdown right now I just don't want to make the same mistake twice

Welcome to BYC!! I’m so sorry about your chicks!