We Failed to Hatch Chicks at Our first Attempt!
We set 1,000 chicken eggs in our new Afrifama Hatchery incubator here in Kenya. After 21 days of waiting, the results shocked us — only 75 chicks hatched, giving us a 7% hatch rate.
In this video, I share the real behind-the-scenes of hatching chicken eggs:
-The excitement of setting up our hatchery
-The mistakes that almost boiled our eggs
-Why many embryos never formed
-How we still managed to hatch 75 chicks
What farmers can learn about day-old chicks, incubation, and hatchery management
0:00 – Intro: Our First Hatchery Test in Kenya
0:29 – After 21 Days… What Do We Get? 🥚➡️🐥
1:02 – Launching Afrifama Chicks | Day-Old Chicks in Kenya
1:44 – Unboxing Our New Incubator from Nairobi
2:32 – Setting Up the Hatchery & Early Excitement
3:07 – Big Mistake: Temperature & Humidity Spike
4:24 – Egg Candling Disaster | No Embryo Formation
6:36 – First Chicks Hatch After 22 Days
7:23 – Counting Survivors | Only 75 Chicks from 1,000 Eggs
9:23 – Losing 10 Chicks in the Regulator Tank
10:12 – Explaining Hatch Failure to Customers
12:53 – Lessons from Ali | Hatchery Management Insights
14:00 – Vet Consultation & Industry Advice
15:49 – Were We Given Old Eggs? Supplier Issues
17:21 – Restarting the Hatchery Journey
19:40 – Why Afrifama Needs Its Own Parent Stock 🐓
20:16 – Final Thoughts | Failure, Resilience & Next Steps
This is not just about failure — it’s about resilience, lessons, and entrepreneurship in poultry farming. If you’re interested in hatching chicks, running a hatchery, or poultry farming in Kenya, this video is for you.
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