16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: Will it be done?

[Cyprus]

I feel pretty bad about the two dead keets.
Maybe I shouldn't have assisted. As for the failure to thrive case, it sucks but what can you do?

 

[Kiki]

I feel pretty bad about the two dead keets.
Maybe I shouldn't have assisted. As for the failure to thrive case, it sucks but what can you do?

I believe that if one can't make it out of the shell on its own then it isn't going to make it in real life.

 

[RosieR]

[[/QUOTE]
i said I wouldn’t assist on my last hatch and then the time came to assist or not and I did because I felt sad for the little thing. I ended up having to cull it after a day because it was so weak and couldn’t even stand
I’m not sure I will do it again.
Nothing worse than culling a tiny baby quail

 

[Redhead Rae]

I've only had to cull 2 of at least 10 assists. A further 2 died on their own. I think being +6 chicks is a good thing.

 

[Cyprus]

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i said I wouldn’t assist on my last hatch and then the time came to assist or not and I did because I felt sad for the little thing. I ended up having to cull it after a day because it was so weak and couldn’t even stand
I’m not sure I will do it again.
Nothing worse than culling a tiny baby quail [/QUOTE]
I understand.
I'm of the opinion now that I shouldn't assist.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I understand.
I'm of the opinion now that I shouldn't assist.

You can make your own decision on that point. There is no wrong answer when it comes to assist or don't.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

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I love the 2nd last pic!

 

[Sara L]

Sometimes the chick needs help because there's something wrong with the chick. And sometimes they need help because humans artificially incubated the eggs, and conditions were less than optimal. There is some merit to saying not to help because "only the strongest/healthiest survive", because usually if there's something wrong with the chick they aren't strong enough to hatch by themselves. BUT if the chick just needs help because the human messed up, then it's also "only the luckiest survive" because it was the chick's bad luck the human messed up.

I think hatching assistance should be a case by case decision, and it's up to each person to determine if they are willing or able to help. I personally have helped chicks and they grew up just fine. I have also helped chicks which then failed to thrive or later passed suddenly.

Don't beat yourself up about helping or not helping. You made the decision at the time based on the information and knowledge available to you. You are an excellent chicken/duck/guinea mom and the chicks are lucky to have you.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Sometimes the chick needs help because there's something wrong with the chick. And sometimes they need help because humans artificially incubated the eggs, and conditions were less than optimal. There is some merit to saying not to help because "only the strongest/healthiest survive", because usually if there's something wrong with the chick they aren't strong enough to hatch by themselves. BUT if the chick just needs help because the human messed up, then it's also "only the luckiest survive" because it was the chick's bad luck the human messed up.

I think hatching assistance should be a case by case decision, and it's up to each person to determine if they are willing or able to help. I personally have helped chicks and they grew up just fine. I have also helped chicks which then failed to thrive or later passed suddenly.

Don't beat yourself up about helping or not helping. You made the decision at the time based on the information and knowledge available to you. You are an excellent chicken/duck/guinea mom and the chicks are lucky to have you.

X2!

 

[Cyprus]

Sometimes the chick needs help because there's something wrong with the chick. And sometimes they need help because humans artificially incubated the eggs, and conditions were less than optimal. There is some merit to saying not to help because "only the strongest/healthiest survive", because usually if there's something wrong with the chick they aren't strong enough to hatch by themselves. BUT if the chick just needs help because the human messed up, then it's also "only the luckiest survive" because it was the chick's bad luck the human messed up.

I think hatching assistance should be a case by case decision, and it's up to each person to determine if they are willing or able to help. I personally have helped chicks and they grew up just fine. I have also helped chicks which then failed to thrive or later passed suddenly.

Don't beat yourself up about helping or not helping. You made the decision at the time based on the information and knowledge available to you. You are an excellent chicken/duck/guinea mom and the chicks are lucky to have you.

Thank you so much!