HHD 24S - Addressing Weak or Small Chicks

burlap or other similar
material
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Weak
chick
(a) Incubator or
hatching unit
overheatin
(a) As in 5
b Settin small e s b Onl set e s of the
breed
avera e size
Small
chick
c Too little moisture
in incubator
c As in 4
(d) Too much
fumigant left in
hatcher
(d) As in 2(b)
Heavy
breathing
chicks
e Too much moisture
in hatcher
e As in 4
(f) Possibly infectious
disease
(f) Send chicks to a
veterinary laborato for
dia nosis
(g) Low average
temperature durin
eriod of incubation
(g) As in 2(a)
Mushy
chicks
h Incubator has oor
ventilation
i 0m halitis navel
infection
(h) As in 3(d)
(i) Carefully clean out
and fumigate the
incubator using
formaldehyde at the
higher strength;
disinfect all e ui ment;
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Hatch not
coming
off evenly
Setting eggs too
diverse in age or size
set eggs at least once
a week and never
retain hatching eggs
longer than 10 days
before setting;
incubate onl avera e-
size e s
IV. Some
uestions ma meet when
incubatin
our e
s
1. How should I store eggs?
Your eggs need to settle for at least 24 hours if they came through the post.
This allows the air cell inside the egg to return to its normal size. Eggs should