We just got a new incubator (Brinsea mini) and are in the process of our first hatch. It's day 22 and so far, only one chick has hatched. But, we've kept the bator in the kitchen, and I think the temperature was just too variable for really good results.
Anyway, I'm posting because the one chick that hatched seemed fine. We let it dry out in the incubator and moved it to a box with a heat lamp hung over it. The chick was going sort of nuts at first, and running everywhere (very loud, seemed very healthy). It was also very energetic in the incubator and kept moving the other eggs. Then, it suddenly got listless and a strange sort of "clicking" noise started coming from its body, and it sort of laid down with its beak open. Then, it started spitting up some kind of clear mucus. The next thing I know, the chick died.
It was absolutely heartbreaking, and my family and I are trying to figure out what happened so we can prevent it from happening again, if possible. Any ideas?
Anyway, I'm posting because the one chick that hatched seemed fine. We let it dry out in the incubator and moved it to a box with a heat lamp hung over it. The chick was going sort of nuts at first, and running everywhere (very loud, seemed very healthy). It was also very energetic in the incubator and kept moving the other eggs. Then, it suddenly got listless and a strange sort of "clicking" noise started coming from its body, and it sort of laid down with its beak open. Then, it started spitting up some kind of clear mucus. The next thing I know, the chick died.
It was absolutely heartbreaking, and my family and I are trying to figure out what happened so we can prevent it from happening again, if possible. Any ideas?
