Our sheep were sheared yesterday. Some photos below, as well as a video for those of you that cannot come see them in person. (Click on each photo to enlarge). [youtube]http://youtu.be/Q9seJkpUklg[/youtube] Read more
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Chicks are here
That’s right. We got a whopping 2 chicks out of the 42 we tried to hatch. Lots of different factors attributing to such a low hatch rate. Humidity and temperature mostly. Here they are waiting for their cage to be cleaned. The black ones name is Joker and the one behind it is Penguin.Read more
Candling the eggs
The other week we had a candling session with some of our staff. Candling is when you take the egg, shine a light underneath it in the dark and are able to see a shadows from inside the egg. If you were to candle an egg from the supermarket you would see However, if you were to candle a fertile egg you would see That picture there is of a fertile egg. In the video below you can see someRead more
Operation H.A.T.C.H- Days 14,16 and 17
Fourteenth day – embryo is in position suitable for breaking shell Sixteenth day – scales, claws and beak becoming firm Seventeenth day – beak turns toward air cell Read more
Day 8,10 and 13 of Operation H.A.T.C.H
Eighth day – beginning of feathers Tenth day – beginning of hardening of beak Thirteenth day – appearance of scales and clawsRead more
Day 3 and 4 of Operation H.A.T.C.H
Third day 60 hours – beginning of nose 62 hours – beginning of legs 64 hours – beginning of wings Fourth day – beginning of tongue Below is a chart that you can check out. I find it to be an interesting view inside the egg ChartRead more