Here are some possible causes for your chicks having albumen (egg white) on them after hatch
Sticky" chicks - chicks smeared with albumen
- Low incubation temperature.
- High incubation humidity.
- Incorrect or inadequate turning of the eggs, resulting in improper membrane development and function.
- Eggs stored too long prior to setting.
- Overly large eggs.
It could be one or more of these things. What was your humidity during incubation? It being too high could cause this. I personaly like 45% for day 1-18 and at least 65% at lockdown. Humidty needs to be an average over the incubation period in order for the egg to lose enough moisture and the airsac to grow large enough for the chick to pip into safely.
Sticky" chicks - chicks smeared with albumen
- Low incubation temperature.
- High incubation humidity.
- Incorrect or inadequate turning of the eggs, resulting in improper membrane development and function.
- Eggs stored too long prior to setting.
- Overly large eggs.
It could be one or more of these things. What was your humidity during incubation? It being too high could cause this. I personaly like 45% for day 1-18 and at least 65% at lockdown. Humidty needs to be an average over the incubation period in order for the egg to lose enough moisture and the airsac to grow large enough for the chick to pip into safely.