CLB hatching difficulties

[5770amber]

Does anyone else find cream legbar's harder to hatch? All of our other chicks hatch themselves just fine but it seems like our cream legbar chicks really struggle to hatch. I usually have to assist them or else they either drown or shrinkwrap. It almost seems like they require less humidity during incubation?

 

[kuchchicks]

I hatch them monthly along with silkies, English lavender orpingtons, sapphires, olive eggers, and ameracauna. I have always hatched them all exactly the same. Humidity 25%~35% until lock down and then up to 75%. I've never really noticed any difficulties. I've done 8 hatches since the start of the year. I've only assisted 2 and neither were clb. Maybe make sure your breeding stock are getting good feed and possible supplements. Any issues with the breeders? How do they do once they hatch?

 

[5770amber]

Once hatched they are perfectly fine. And I'm finding 90% of the time it's the CLB roosters not pullets that need help. All our chicks that were incubated with them hatched with no issues! Our breeders are healthy. It's just weird!