Okay I have to change my thread because I recandled today and I was convinced a lot were early quitters so we opened them and almost a dozen died early. Most died very early, as in they barely developed at all (just a little formation and the rest yolk). One was about the size of a tooney and you could make out the eyes, that sucked. Another two were probably dead around Day 4 or so. I candled the other day and there were veins and such, do they kind of go to mush after theyve been dead awhile cuz I did not see any veins when we cracked them open.
What could have caused this? I have 18 going strong and a few more maybes that I left in. My last two hatches have been good. Could this be a bacterial infection? I candled on Day 3 or 4 and normally I wouldnt have (almost all had veins and on Day 7 I removed the ones I knew were empty), could that have messed with them? If a bacterial infection, what can I do to prevent?? Can I cycle the incubator with a bleach solution or something to clear out the mechanical parts of any possible infection??
I have a sinking feeling that the egg turner wasnt working but I wont know for another half hour or so.... I put the thermometer/hygrometer on the edge of the turner and I think it may have interfered the way it was placed... I will feel so guilty if this was it.... But would not turning cause some to die so early? I would think they would have died further on or something. The incubator was in a spare room this time so I basically just checked in on it once or twice a day to make sure temps were okay. Next time it will be beside the couch again.
This was also a dry hatch with humidity around 30. I was hoping it would be a better hatch than before. This sucks.
What could have caused this? I have 18 going strong and a few more maybes that I left in. My last two hatches have been good. Could this be a bacterial infection? I candled on Day 3 or 4 and normally I wouldnt have (almost all had veins and on Day 7 I removed the ones I knew were empty), could that have messed with them? If a bacterial infection, what can I do to prevent?? Can I cycle the incubator with a bleach solution or something to clear out the mechanical parts of any possible infection??
I have a sinking feeling that the egg turner wasnt working but I wont know for another half hour or so.... I put the thermometer/hygrometer on the edge of the turner and I think it may have interfered the way it was placed... I will feel so guilty if this was it.... But would not turning cause some to die so early? I would think they would have died further on or something. The incubator was in a spare room this time so I basically just checked in on it once or twice a day to make sure temps were okay. Next time it will be beside the couch again.
This was also a dry hatch with humidity around 30. I was hoping it would be a better hatch than before. This sucks.
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