helping babies out of egg

[fletch]

i have had to help a babie out of its egg today has been chipping for 2 days but wasnt getting the job done,the other egg chipped yesterday, my dad said i should of left it as if it couldnt do itself it wont be any good,

what are others views on this please

[OLDYELLOW]

should let nature take it course

[Wiley]

survival of the fittest. if it wasnt strong enough to come out of the egg it wouldnt be strong enough to be in my team

[p charlton]

if it cant hatch it will never win

[maverick]

Your dad was right

[andrew gooch]

dad was write.

[Guest lenwadebob]

Have done this with poultry eggs in the incubator in the past and they are never much good and usually die. If they are not strong enough to break out of the egg, then they are usually week youngsters and never make up to be much good, so take notice of your dad  

[lightning fast]

i have had to help a babie out of its egg today has been chipping for 2 days but wasnt getting the job done,the other egg chipped yesterday, my dad said i should of left it as if it couldnt do itself it wont be any good,

what are others views on this please

 

will never be any good, should let nature take its course, all that will be is a pet, never a racer

 

 

[Guest Denny]

survival of the fittest. if it wasnt strong enough to come out of the egg it wouldnt be strong enough to be in my team

 

I was told the same thing and so far I have stuck to it.  Whilst it is very hard to see a small baby struggling and not feel that you have to intervene in its hatching.  I have to admit I have not had to worry about such a thing with my birds, only remove dead chicks once hatched.

 

 

 

 

[adam owen]

the above comments i agree with you could let them bath when due out this will soften the egg ect it will help them a bit

[fletch]

thanks guys as wife helped it can be here pet LOL

[Guest Denny]

thanks guys as wife helped it can be here pet LOL

 

Let us know how it does!  It'll be interesting to hear that it is a fighter in more way than one.

[Guest lenwadebob]

The usual cause of young failing to emerge from the egg is a lack of humidity within, and the membrane becomes hard and dry. This causing the chick to become exhausted trying to pierce the the airsac, in order to obtain the oxygen required to fill its lungs, and break free. Another problem with a lack of humidity is that the chick may become stuck to the membrane and so cannot turn in the egg in order to chip the hole required to hatch. However I find it strange at this time of year. It must also be noted that a chick can also drown in the egg if the moisture content within the egg is to high.

[Guest Freebird]

I agree with the rest to better let nature take its course but since you have done this it will be interesting to see how the bird turns out and if it goes on to achieve anything. You never know this bird might just have the correct "ingrediants" to be a champ, a one off that you helped chip. After all, it's only one pigeon and time will tell. Good luck and I hope the wee yin proves us all wrong.

[Guest frank dooman]

i have had to help a babie out of its egg today has been chipping for 2 days but wasnt getting the job done,the other egg chipped yesterday, my dad said i should of left it as if it couldnt do itself it wont be any good,

what are others views on this please

 

sory but i dont think it will come to anything we all try it until we learn its not helping it it wasnt meant to be

[fletch]

The usual cause of young failing to emerge from the egg is a lack of humidity within, and the membrane becomes hard and dry. This causing the chick to become exhausted trying to pierce the the airsac, in order to obtain the oxygen required to fill its lungs, and break free. Another problem with a lack of humidity is that the chick may become stuck to the membrane and so cannot turn in the egg in order to chip the hole required to hatch. However I find it strange at this time of year. It must also be noted that a chick can also drown in the egg if the moisture content within the egg is to high.

 

this i believe to be true, as this is what my dad said abouut the egg going hard and try and a old trick he has done to help is put some spit on the part of the egg that ischipping as it will help to soften the egg

[Novice]

Don't even look in the nest till they are ready for ringing

[Guest stb-]

WOULD NEVER HELP ONE OUT THE EGG IF IT DONT COME OUT ITS SELF IT WASNT MENT TO HATCH

[Guest frank dooman]

natures 1st test this is the 1st part of the selection process only the fittest should survive