➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[007Sean]

Ok thx.
I'm just waiting for the Mex to get here to hold my hand.

 

[Kiki]

I will most likely never help an egg again.

 

[007Sean]

I only help mine if their rare or very expensive birds. In the past, I use help all of them but found out sometimes it doesn't make much difference if they have failure to thrive. It's a tough call sometimes.

 

[Kiki]

He's dead.



Never again am I doing this.

 

[igorsMistress]

Ok thx.
I'm just waiting for the Mex to get here to hold my hand.

I'm sorry Kiki.

 

[007Sean]

I don't know which is worse on the emotions. Helping one struggling and it gets outta the shell only to be too weak to survive, and everything you have done has been for naught or opening up the bator to see that it died in the shell because you did nothing. I hate putting any animal down but sometimes you have too.

 

[BReeder!]

Oh yes of course! No hatch rates here, and we don't really guarantee fertility rates either. Negan is quite apt at his job but even then it's entirely possible that the egg may still be infertile due to whatever circumstances.

Was reading through the new posts (this thread suddenly took off again) and saw this. Did you name your rooster Negan? Please tell me you have a Walking Dead flock. That would be awesome!

 

[BReeder!]

He's dead.



Never again am I doing this.

So sorry to hear. I was a cheering for that one.

 

[Morrigan]

Sorry for the little one Kiki.

I think there are times when it is Ok to assist, and times to just let nature take its course. It is a razor fine line and I don't think there is any right answer. I've only assisted once, and just a tiny bit, to help a chick trapped, and unable to complete zipping, by an enormous displaced air cell that was caused by shipping. That chick is now Black Jack, a gorgeous BCM and my flock rooster. I'm glad I helped, but for all I know, he would have made it out on his own eventually.

 

[Kiki]

Just got in my car... Guess who's favorite theme song was on!