chick health ?

[pugonuts]

Ok we are on day 19. Four chicks hatched on day 17 and two to day problems is thier eyes seem to be glued shut.club feet and no balance I have one super healthy chick that darts around like a bullet. and that was the first chick to hatch the rest seem like they are drunk or hung over ? 2 and 2 died about an hour ago but there is a new one in the Incubator. any advice is welcome

 

[PD-Riverman]

Ok we are on day 19. Four chicks hatched on day 17 and two to day problems is thier eyes seem to be glued shut.club feet and no balance I have one super healthy chick that darts around like a bullet. and that was the first chick to hatch the rest seem like they are drunk or hung over ? 2 and 2 died about an hour ago but there is a new one in the Incubator. any advice is welcome

What kind of chicks you hatching. If these are Regular chicks they usually hatch in 21 days---if yours are hatching on day 17 etc----you got a incubator that's way to hot which can cause some serious birth defects?

 

[chickmashnoon]

Japanese quail hatch at 17 days, I think you have some hot/cold spots in your incubator. Late chicks usually have issues with vitality. If you hatch again, try adding a fan (we just used a computer fan) so that you have forced air on your eggs. Rotating the top once a day helps too. Both will help to evenly heat the eggs and that will encourage your eggs to hatch on the same day.

 

[chickmashnoon]

As for your chicks I'm not sure about the eye issue, but the club foot could have been caused by too low of humidity during their late hatch.