Rough navel question??

[hatchaholic]

I had one chick hatch in my last batch with a pea-sized rough navel. 4 days later, the chick is one of the biggest, healthiest looking in the batch, but still has not lost his little red "bubble". I'm still waiting to see what happens.

My question is this...Is there any factor in hatching that makes rough navels more prevalent, ie. temp, humidity, etc? I just set a new batch of eggs, and I want to prevent any problems, if possible.

Thanks, ya'll!

 

[hinkjc]

Here's an excellent troubleshooting link..also stickied at the top of this forum. http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/trouble.htm

Click on the rough naval link and it offers suggestions why it occurs.

Jody

 

[hatchaholic]

Thanks for the link, Jody.
I think it may have been a temp issue. I've lowered the setting in the incubator. Hopefully, that will solve the problem.

 

[hinkjc]

You're welcome. I find the links helpful because you can save it in your favorties for future reference as well. I hope it helps.