Position in the egg

Position in the egg

Most abnormal positions are caused by temperature problems and through the chick wrestling to escape from the eggshell. It is more a result of an inability to hatch than the cause. This usually only occurs right at the end of the incubation process. If an egg is incubated upside down, the embryo is already in an incorrect position inside the egg.

Good position Malposition

+ The beak is positioned near the air cell. + The neck and head are tucked under the right wing. + The legs are pulled up on both sides of the yolk. – The beak is not near the air cell. – The neck and head are tucked under or on the left wing. – The head is between the legs. – The legs are pulled up on one side the yolk.

A normally positioned embryo in the egg. Normally, a chick is positioned with its beak under the right wing. This offers the most room for good piping. The head is between the legs: the beak pips the eggshell properly.

The head is correctly at the blunt end, but the beak is tucked under the left wing.

The head position is normal, copyright protected but one leg is pulled over the head.

The embryo is twisted, with its head towards the point of the egg.

The head position is normal, but the whole embryo is turned away from the air cell. The beak is on the left wing.