the incubation isn't that expensive either... my incubator including the thermostat was about $200 bucks. I can use it for years to come. If it saves only one egg from going bad, that one egg will cover the cost of the inubator and then some.
The additional two months the mom is off feed while watching the eggs... she has already been off feed for about 2 months. that is four months off feed! What if she does not go the following year as a result of being off food for 4 months? Then the decision not to use an incubator can cost you a LOT.
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