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Actually.. that's not true.. sure there are occasions where there is something wrong with a chick such as a deformity.. but MANY times it's something as simple as a chick who made a large pip and waited too long to finish hatching.. then was unable to hatch simply because the membrane became too tough for it to break through.. over the years I have helped a lot of chicks hatch and i hardly ever lose a chick (I've been hatching out chicks all my life and I'm 51.. so I have had hundreds of hatches.. plus assisted friends and neighbors when their hatches have gone bad)
Sure an inexperienced person who has no clue what they are doing stands a good chance of losing the chick because of lack of knowledge.. however the vast majority of chicks CAN be saved if they are willing to follow instructions as to how to help the chicks hatch
As to whether a person should or should not assist a hatch.. that's entirely up to that person.. after all it's their eggs and their skill they have to contend with.. however I personally refuse to sit by and watch one of mine have problems hatching if the chick is simply too weak from struggling..
so to say that "most of the times it does not turn out well" is far from accurate
This just happened to me. I have never helped in the past but I did this time. They were pipped all the way around and the membrane stuck to them. Good luck
Actually.. that's not true.. sure there are occasions where there is something wrong with a chick such as a deformity.. but MANY times it's something as simple as a chick who made a large pip and waited too long to finish hatching.. then was unable to hatch simply because the membrane became too tough for it to break through.. over the years I have helped a lot of chicks hatch and i hardly ever lose a chick (I've been hatching out chicks all my life and I'm 51.. so I have had hundreds of hatches.. plus assisted friends and neighbors when their hatches have gone bad)
Sure an inexperienced person who has no clue what they are doing stands a good chance of losing the chick because of lack of knowledge.. however the vast majority of chicks CAN be saved if they are willing to follow instructions as to how to help the chicks hatch
As to whether a person should or should not assist a hatch.. that's entirely up to that person.. after all it's their eggs and their skill they have to contend with.. however I personally refuse to sit by and watch one of mine have problems hatching if the chick is simply too weak from struggling..
so to say that "most of the times it does not turn out well" is far from accurate
This just happened to me. I have never helped in the past but I did this time. They were pipped all the way around and the membrane stuck to them. Good luck