Egg died at day 20

[Ohiorooster]

I had 6 eggs. 5 hatched. One was alive day before due date but hardly moving. Air cell was small ? I cracked egg and chick was fully formed. Alot lf liquid came out. I think she drowned. Why would 5 be fine and one with too small air cell or flooded?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I had 6 eggs. 5 hatched. One was alive day before due date but hardly moving. Air cell was small ? I cracked egg and chick was fully formed. Alot lf liquid came out. I think she drowned. Why would 5 be fine and one with too small air cell or flooded?

Some just have a failure to thrive, it just happens.

 

[WIchickMama]

Yep just the way it works, no real answer.

 

[Ohiorooster]

Dad cracking open egg and finding fully formed chick. Well thanks for answers folks.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I have one like this in almost every hatch (I have been hatching for years). Don't feel too bad. Many reasons it could happen, most beyond your control. 5/6 is a great hatch rate.

 

[Ohiorooster]

I have one like this in almost every hatch (I have been hatching for years). Don't feel too bad. Many reasons it could happen, most beyond your control. 5/6 is a great hatch rate.

Yeah i started with an old galvinized incubator i found in house i bought. I got 3 chicks out of 21 eggs. I got a farm innovator 4250. And i build my own lock down bator. That chick that died out of the 6 was transferred from the old bator. Learned so much.im now a master ' bator.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

I had 6 eggs. 5 hatched. One was alive day before due date but hardly moving. Air cell was small ? I cracked egg and chick was fully formed. Alot lf liquid came out. I think she drowned. Why would 5 be fine and one with too small air cell or flooded?

Ive had the same thing happen to me, never piped. Not even through the membrane. Some chicks just don’t make it. It happens. Nothing you can do.