Chicks rolling other eggs during lockdown. What do you do??

[jnkir7]

Maybe My Chick Was Just Tall He Was From Brown Leggern Mom And Rir Dad

 

[Akane]

i do believe it causes harm if the egg that gets rolled has already pipped and ends up pip down after being knocked into. I have lost several chicks that I think would have hatched fine otherwise, but who knows.

The only time I have that problem is when the humidity is borderline too high. The egg gets rolled down and the water collected in the air sac runs out the pip hole drowning the chick that was fine while it was pipping up above the water. If I keep the humidity a little lower I don't lose any downward pips. Also I'd bet if you are losing those that get rolled down you also have at least a few eggs that the chick tries to pip down in the first place and doesn't make it but you never see that since they die before pipping.​

 

[mysyrus]

Peachesdese - I used the egg carton method for the first time last time and loved it... You don't get to see as much movement before they hatch, but it is nice and clean, and keeps the large end up. I cut a hole about the size of a nickel out of each cup in the carton - Probably not good if they pip in the wrong end... fortunately mine all pipped in the top this time. : )


jnkir7 - I had that problem with the Little Giant last time I hatched with it ... The little Duckies were singeing the top of their heads on the heating element. I had to take them out and put them in the brooder earlier. I hatched before in the Little Giant without that problem.... maybe tall ducks?????????? or more active???? I'm not sure.

Tia

i've been concerned about that when i first used my LG. i loosely wrapped my heat element with some aluminum vent like material maybe like a piece of soffet / large screen..