Muhammad 2146
Hatching
- Jan 30, 2024
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Hello,
I am new to incubating eggs, my chukar patridge over almost 3 months has laid close to 60 eggs. Initially I had made a incubator out of a cardboard box and tried my best to maintain the temp at 37 to 38 degrees. The first egg made a crack on its shell on the 24th day and was out by the end of the day (this was the only chick that hatched on its own) the rest of the eggs had only made cracks in the eggs and stuck their beaks out. The made no progress what so ever despite waiting 30 hrs. Same has happed to the other 3 batchs that I did with a incubator I bought. I have tried to increasing the humidity to 80+ precent and have also tried keeping the humidity at 60% but the same thing happens regardless. I have had to assist hatch almost 30 chicks of which 3 survived. The chicks after the first day get sick, and it is almost 100% fatal, only 1 chick had survived after getting sick. The initially become lethargic and soon start gasping for air. Their throat gets filled with mucus. The only reason I kept on incubating was because the patridge would refuse to sit on the eggs it had laid up until 3 days ago. I have had a 90% success rate on the eggs fully foraming its just that they can't seem to hatch on their own, and those that I help hatch die within 3 days of the sickness. Please help. I have the final 3 eggs left in the incubator their lock down was 2 days ago, and on of the eggs had a beak poking out of it, since 5hrs ago.
I am new to incubating eggs, my chukar patridge over almost 3 months has laid close to 60 eggs. Initially I had made a incubator out of a cardboard box and tried my best to maintain the temp at 37 to 38 degrees. The first egg made a crack on its shell on the 24th day and was out by the end of the day (this was the only chick that hatched on its own) the rest of the eggs had only made cracks in the eggs and stuck their beaks out. The made no progress what so ever despite waiting 30 hrs. Same has happed to the other 3 batchs that I did with a incubator I bought. I have tried to increasing the humidity to 80+ precent and have also tried keeping the humidity at 60% but the same thing happens regardless. I have had to assist hatch almost 30 chicks of which 3 survived. The chicks after the first day get sick, and it is almost 100% fatal, only 1 chick had survived after getting sick. The initially become lethargic and soon start gasping for air. Their throat gets filled with mucus. The only reason I kept on incubating was because the patridge would refuse to sit on the eggs it had laid up until 3 days ago. I have had a 90% success rate on the eggs fully foraming its just that they can't seem to hatch on their own, and those that I help hatch die within 3 days of the sickness. Please help. I have the final 3 eggs left in the incubator their lock down was 2 days ago, and on of the eggs had a beak poking out of it, since 5hrs ago.
How old are the eggs you are incubating? It could be many things from incubation to health/genetics of parent stock. What do you feed your birds?
