- May 28, 2007
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Greetings. I am British but living in Indonesia. My wife and I are trying to breed black Cemani chickens. The word cemani stems from the village where the breed was started. I've forgotten the name of the original breed. Anyway it is totally black including the toes and tongue. The problem is that the eggs hardly ever hatch...maybe 10 to 20% and even some of those I have to perform a caesarian on. I am using an incubator. (I am also trying a foster mother but they are not due til June 4th) To test the incubator I placed 6 common or garden chickens in there with them and got 100% hatching. Here are some of the problems:
1. The chicks are fully formed but never pip
2. They pip but never hatch
3. They hatch but just lay on their side and kick, unable to stand.
4. They hatch but get stuck in the egg and have a big red ball attached to their bottom.\\
5. They hatch but after a few days there is a hard excretment attached to them and then they die ( I tried soaking them in warm water)
As mentioned, a few hatch normally and are healthy.
The eggs of course are turned three times a day.
Any ideas are welcomed before we go crazy ...Thanks
1. The chicks are fully formed but never pip
2. They pip but never hatch
3. They hatch but just lay on their side and kick, unable to stand.
4. They hatch but get stuck in the egg and have a big red ball attached to their bottom.\\
5. They hatch but after a few days there is a hard excretment attached to them and then they die ( I tried soaking them in warm water)
As mentioned, a few hatch normally and are healthy.
The eggs of course are turned three times a day.
Any ideas are welcomed before we go crazy ...Thanks