Finally hatching... and all 3 died!

[Cherylanne]

One of my Salmon faverolles went broody. I got her some fertilized eggs and let her sit. Candled around day 10. Wasn’t sure what I was looking for but soon saw some veining. Day 19 I find a dead chick. Day 20 two more hatched and are quickly dead. Help !

 

[Wicked Storm]

Is the mama staying with the chicks or is she leaving them?.are they getting any heat or how hot is it

 

[Cherylanne]

Is the mama staying with the chicks or is she leaving them?.are they getting any heat or how hot is it

Momma has not left them except for a quick second to get a drink. I’ve been giving her food Bc she never leaves to eat. I’m in New Jersey, and it’s warm summer weather. I noticed another one starting this morning. I’m leaving to go out for a few hours. So I hope I find another dead chick later. And today according to our calendar is actual hatch day. Now that I have been researching, I did notice on them lots of blood and yolk sac so I’m not sure if they weren’t ready?

 

[Wicked Storm]

The blood is most likely from the blood vessels in the egg, maybe the hen is picking them out? They aren't supposed to have blood, that only happens if something else punctures it. There shouldn't be that much yolk either. Do you have any pictures?

 

[Cherylanne]

The blood is most likely from the blood vessels in the egg, maybe the hen is picking them out? They aren't supposed to have blood, that only happens if something else punctures it. There shouldn't be that much yolk either. Do you have any pictures?

 

[Cherylanne]

That’s the picture I took yesterday. Momma ate a lot of the hoop around her. She was moving for a while then died.

 

[Wicked Storm]

Something is definitely going on. Do you have any cameras you can set up since you are going away for a couple of hours?

 

[Cherylanne]

Something is definitely going on. Do you have any cameras you can set up since you are going away for a couple of hours?

No I already left.

 

[Wicked Storm]

How many more eggs do you have left

 

[Cherylanne]

3 but one is questionable from the candling. So two that definitely looked viable. But this is our first time so I didn’t want to dispose of any so I marked with a ?