Incubation Troubleshooting
Excessive early chick mortality.
| Probable Cause | Suggested Corrective Measure |
| Improper shipping of chicks or failure to get
them on feed and water soon enough. Improper brooder condition.
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Make sure chicks shipped under good conditions
of temperature and ventilation. Try to get them on feed and water
within 24 hours of hatching, 48 at most. Brood correctly.
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| Eggs infected with organisms by microbial contamination
through shell.
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Set only clean, uncracked eggs. Check hatcher
sanitation procedures. Make sure hatcher and hatch trays have been
thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and fumigated after each hatch.
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| Poor hatchery sanitation.
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Follow approved techniques in cleaning incubators and in disinfecting all equipment. Do not recirculate foul air. |