December hatch-along

[Thenewgoat]

So hatch day is in the morning and something just seemed wrong in the bator i opened it and candled some eggs just to find that they had died in lock down 13 out of 35 died. I dont know what happened i check temp and humidity everytime i stand up to do something and everything has been great. Someone help.

 

[RCCheshire]

"Little Grey"

"Jo"

 

[kie4]

So hatch day is in the morning and something just seemed wrong in the bator i opened it and candled some eggs just to find that they had died in lock down 13 out of 35 died.  I dont know what happened i check temp and humidity everytime i stand up to do something and everything has been great.  Someone help.

Oh no, how did you know they died compared to just resting? did you float them?

 

[kie4]

"Little Grey"

"Jo"

Very nice! What breeds are they?

 

[NysiaAnera]

I'm just sick for you! Sorry for your loss

X's 2.  I can't even imagine.  

I'm absolutely sick for you. So sad. My condolences.

Thank you! It was so horrible pulling in her driveway and finding the aftermath. It is an especially devastating blow, because she is a single mother, she is crippled, and her former husband recently quit his job so he wouldn't have to pay child support anymore. Losing so many chickens is a big loss. Over the past few days some came out of hiding, and they have been able to locate all but 1. She still has 8, but 2 are the roosters, and none of the hens are laying (the only ones who were currently laying all got killed). But at least it was not a total loss.

 

[Thenewgoat]

I looked at them and could see a mass on one side and blood slowly spreading across the egg. One talked once and never again. i could see 3 that made it to the air cell but that was it. My temp has been in 99 and humidity was at 60 i just hope a few hatch.

 

[generaldsherman]

Thank you! It was so horrible pulling in her driveway and finding the aftermath. It is an especially devastating blow, because she is a single mother, she is crippled, and her former husband recently quit his job so he wouldn't have to pay child support anymore. Losing so many chickens is a big loss. Over the past few days some came out of hiding, and they have been able to locate all but 1. She still has 8, but 2 are the roosters, and none of the hens are laying (the only ones who were currently laying all got killed). But at least it was not a total loss.

it may just be the time of year. I haven't gotten a chicken egg in two weeks, but my runner duck hens are still laying this time of year.

 

[RCCheshire]

Very nice! What breeds are they?

I ordered surprise mixes so I'm not sure! Lol.

 

[NysiaAnera]

Some were older and hadn't started laying again after molting, and the rest are spring chicks that haven't started laying yet at all and others that had but stopped and just started up again last week.

 

[NysiaAnera]

it may just be the time of year. I haven't gotten a chicken egg in two weeks, but my runner duck hens are still laying this time of year.

The above comment was supposed to be a reply to this. Silly phone!