I’ve hatched hundreds of chicks over
the years and in this article, I’m going to share all of my best tips when it
comes to hatching chicken eggs. Follow my key steps and you’ll have happy,
healthy chicks peeping in the incubator before you know it!
Let’s jump in!
1. Collect clean eggs from
healthy, nourished breeding stock feeding on a good breeder diet. Avoid eggs
from breeders feeding on ‘makireshi,’ layers mash and single grains. Do not
clean eggs or contact them with oil.
2. Breeding stock must
always be fed with a daily dose of greens, black-jack, chick weed, and veggies
etc. to supplement their diet.
3. Maintain a cock to hen
ratio of 1:5 to produce highly fertile eggs. Avoid related cocks and hens as
these usually produce lame chicks.
4. Store eggs pointed end downwards,
in a cool, dry and humid place to avoid dehydration of eggs. Never let stored
eggs reach a temperature of 32°C as they will start the incubation process.
Storing eggs with smooth end downwards leads to air membrane breakage. This can
also be caused by vigorous shaking of eggs.
5. Store eggs for less than
10 days. The longer they stay the less likely to Hatch.
7. Mark your eggs using
preferably pencil on the side of the egg. Avoid writing on top of the egg, it
is where they breathe from.
8. Take great care during
transportation of eggs to avoid heating, excessive shaking and breakages.
This is where we will be ending our discussion for today.
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