Wuick
Chirping
Hello everyone!
I just hatched out my second clutch in my incubator. All went well day 1 but the humidity did sky rocket to 80% with all the hatching (with no way that I know of to bring it down). Day two chicks were hatching but struggling to dry off. They were left in the incubator overnight to fluff up and all but one died during the night. It seemed as if their belly’s were a little swollen and their umbilical chords had not fully healed.
The one survivor of that night is a bit smaller than the other’s and isn’t growing as fast. It is now three days old and seems to be struggling to breath. It is eating and drinking and generally seems to keep up with the other chicks.
Question 1 - Is there any way I can help this chick? I have given it electrolytes.
Question 2 - Was it the humidity that killed the other chicks after they had hatched? If not, any advice is more than welcome.
Thank you all so much for your help and advice!
I just hatched out my second clutch in my incubator. All went well day 1 but the humidity did sky rocket to 80% with all the hatching (with no way that I know of to bring it down). Day two chicks were hatching but struggling to dry off. They were left in the incubator overnight to fluff up and all but one died during the night. It seemed as if their belly’s were a little swollen and their umbilical chords had not fully healed.
The one survivor of that night is a bit smaller than the other’s and isn’t growing as fast. It is now three days old and seems to be struggling to breath. It is eating and drinking and generally seems to keep up with the other chicks.
Question 1 - Is there any way I can help this chick? I have given it electrolytes.
Question 2 - Was it the humidity that killed the other chicks after they had hatched? If not, any advice is more than welcome.
Thank you all so much for your help and advice!
