Thanks, I tried all day. It wasn't swallowing and I noticed the underlying stomach turned black
I think they had navel infections. If it was a chicken chick I would look at this for maybe the temperature was too high: https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-check-protect-chick-navel-health/
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Thanks for the reply. I have the Nurture Right 360 - my first two times I had all hatch on exactly Day 18 no issues, so I hadn't inserted thermometers. Those hatches were a lower brooder temperature than I did this time (and eggs varied from a farm & from me, instead of this time)
So far I'm...
Replying to myself but my mains needs are:
Is it likely temperature, neurology, or bacterial?
If temperature: do I expect no other eggs to hatch?
If bacterial - also need to know before handling eggs the same way in the future
If neurological, then likely need to cull
One person shared they incubate 98.6 - 102.2°F but I've generally seen 99.5 - 100°F
Do you think my issue was a temperature problem? Or bacterial?
Genetics: Batch 1 had babies (Batch 2). Batch 2 gold rooster mated with Batch 1 (golds & tuxedo) to give me these hatching eggs. It mostly mated...
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I must have switched brooder temperature when I deep cleaned it... I entered into incubating with the mistake of my brooder set to 101.5. This is the first hatch I had fail.
I'm finishing Day 19 and 25 eggs unhatched. 2 chicks hatched on Day 18, feet and legs...