Incubator has a lot of fuzz in it....Is it from chicks??

[talkinboutchickens]

Hello!
I have baby chicks in the incubator currently and I am just waiting to get a brooder for them so that they can go in there soon.
I've been seeing a lot of weird fuzz in my incubator. It's the length of chick down and I am expecting that that is what it is. But why would baby chicks lose their down feathers? It is all over the incubator and some of it is gray/black and some of it is whitish, which are the colors of my chicks.
Has this ever happened to you?? Is it normal?

Thanks!

 

[aart]

Yep, normal.
Some batches more than other.
One I had caked up the fan filter.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Yep, normal.
Some batches more than other.
One I had caked up the fan filter.

Why do you think it happens?

 

[Debbie292d]

Yup, we have two Brinsea 56EXs and to clean them thoroughly, we need to take the two parts of the lid apart. I use a can of Dust Off to get a lot of it in-between cleanings but have to take it outside to do that.