Well, it's free eggs so no harm in trying. My other eggs are in cartons but these guys are lying on their sides and are turned four or five times a day. Both chicks need an end to work with, and both REALLY need to not stick to a side so I thought I'd try working it that way.
They're very...
I wanted to bump this thread because I have double yolks in with the bator full I've got going. I hold out a lot more hope for the insanely huge one than the double yolk pullet egg but we'll see.
Rebecca, I tell ya. I couldn't do a whole assist with a knife. I have a nice, comfortable pair of tweezers that I use once there is a pip. I will score with one but I'm terrified of using a parring knife like that. My hands shake some, I can only imagine what an oops would do. Shudder.
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Sorry to disagree but I've assisted chicks before and had them be perfectly totally FINE and thriving birds, grown to normal adults. Parrots may be an entirely different matter. I know LOTS of people who have assisted chicks and had them be normal. I just grew out two more, both...
Rebecca those were really fun videos to watch! Thanks! I may even try some double yolkers eventually just to see. And yes more pics of your triplets! And yeah "assisting" is mind blowing, nerve wracking stuff isn't it?