Hello all! I am new here and really excited to learn from all of you. I am very new to hatching chickens and would love to hear your best tips! I have incubated two batches of chicks and unfortunately only been able to successfully hatch 3. Some eggs did not hatch at all. 3 hatched, then died soon after. Those three in particular had what I think to be their yolk sack still attached. While it looked like they were going to be absorbed (they shrank in size), they never did and the chicks didn't make it. Thoughts?
Also my best tip would be take a deep breath and don't panic!! Good questions from above.
Is your incubator a still air or forced air (fan). There are so many things to consider when hatching in an incubator. Are the eggs you are hatching from good quality healthy parent birds? Are the eggs clean? Is your incubator clean? Temp correct? Humidity correct? Still air and forced air incubators need to be set at different temps. How do u measure your humidity? Sorry for all the questions it just gives a clearer picture of what u have done so far as in your set up.
