Design Flaw

[Shartzoge]

This is my first time incubating eggs! I went online and ordered an incubator after researching and looking for what I thought would be a great one! Everything has been going great until day 21 and I have had two chicks hatch and both of them have wiggled their way through the crack around the tray and drowned! I'm beyond upset and feel this is a major design flaw in the incubator I purchased. This morning I quickly took paper towels and stuffed them around the tray hoping I do not loose any more to this flaw. However I am a bit worried that only one other chick has pipped so far am I worrying prematurely? I tried to upload the picture of the incubator I purchased wondering if anyone else has ran into this problem too?

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Shartzoge, and

! Pleased you joined our community! Sorry to hear about those poor chicks!

I see you've posted in the Incubating & Hatching Forum so I will defer to their expertise. I hope you get it worked out. Thanks for joining BYC and best of luck with your future hatching efforts!

 

[N F C]

So sorry to hear about your loss. It could be helpful to other members if you would write a review on the incubator in this section:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/egg-incubators

Best of luck to you.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Shartzoge

Welcome!

Oh how sad

I am sorry for your loss

Good luck with the rest of the hatch.

 

[drumstick diva]

how very sad and totally unexpected

 

[Shartzoge]

Yes it was I was so very excited to have chicks and next thing I know their little heads had fallen through and they didn't make it! I was crushed!