Incubation Troubleshooting
Eggs pipped, but chicks dead in shell.
| Probable Cause | Suggested Corrective Measure |
| Low average humidity in incubator; too low to
too high in humidity at transfer time in hatcher.
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Maintain proper humidity throughout incubation
and hatching cycle.
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| Temperature too low or too high (more
probably too high) in hatcher.
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Check accuracy of hatcher thermometer.
Operate at proper temperature.
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| Lack of ventilation in hatcher
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Do not recirculate foul air. Supply 100 percent
fresh, tempered air.
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| Chilled eggs
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Maintain the proper temperature throughout incubation
and hatching cycle.
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| Infected embryos - either by infection from dams,
or especially by external microbial contamination through shell.
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Gather eggs quickly, cool properly, and hold under proper conditions. |