I do help chicks and it usually ends with a happy ending.
About 2/3 make it our without help, but pullet egg chicks often run out of room to manuever.
I get a better hatch rate than most people I know and I think it is likely due to helping those eggbound fellows out.
Humidity often causes issues with a hatch and it is not genetic, so I feel that I am doing no harm.
I am working on a miniaturization project where we are selecting against large size so we have already violated the rules of nature. We are also selecting against long backs - another violation of Darwinism.
The key is to know when they are truly ready and provide the best incubating you can. Candling and good heat and humidity are my helps.
Each person has to make their own decision, but after the hatch I see no difference in those helped and those who arrived without help.
About 2/3 make it our without help, but pullet egg chicks often run out of room to manuever.
I get a better hatch rate than most people I know and I think it is likely due to helping those eggbound fellows out.
Humidity often causes issues with a hatch and it is not genetic, so I feel that I am doing no harm.
I am working on a miniaturization project where we are selecting against large size so we have already violated the rules of nature. We are also selecting against long backs - another violation of Darwinism.
The key is to know when they are truly ready and provide the best incubating you can. Candling and good heat and humidity are my helps.
Each person has to make their own decision, but after the hatch I see no difference in those helped and those who arrived without help.
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