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(c) Eggs incorrectly turned
(c) See 3 (b); ensure to insert the eggs
with the wider part first.
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Chicks with
straddled
legs
Breeding insert too slippery/smooth
Use wire inlay or cover the slippery/
smooth ground with e. g. sackcloth.
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Weak chicks
(a) Incubator or hatchery overheated
(a) See 5.
(b) Use of small eggs
(b) Only use eggs of average size.
Small chicks
(c) Too low humidity in the incubator
(c) See 4.
Heavily
breathing
chicks
(d) Too high humidity in the incubator
(d) See 4.
(e) Possibly infectious disease
(e) Bring the chicks to a vet for diagnosis.
(f) Lower the temperature during the
time in the incubator
(f) See 2 (a).
Weak chicks
(g) Ventilation of the incubators is too
low
(g) See 3 (d).
(h) Omphalitis (navel infection)
(h) Clean and disinfect the incubator as
well as the entire equipment.
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Do not hatch
evenly
Eggs are too different in size and age
Sit the eggs at least once a week and
never keep them for longer than ten to
twelve days before breeding them, only
brood average sized eggs.