Day 1 and 2 of Operation H.A.T.C.H

Hatching Awesome Tiny Chickens Here So, yesterday the eggs arrived all  were given a number and placed on top of a turner inside the incubator. The incubator is set at a constant 99.5 degrees at a 50% humidity rate. The turner rotates the eggs throughout the day so they do not settle on one side. If the eggs are not turned they will not hatch and if it stops turning the chicks will develop on one side and don’t growRead more

We’re so eggcited!

Photo The farmyard will soon be getting some new additions. If you couldn’t tell from the title, we have decided that we are going to incubate, hatch and raise our own chickens. I will be blogging about the whole process when we start which will be on April 4th. They will be placed into our incubator which will be set up in the vet room. They should hatch about 21 days later and wont be able to be viewed byRead more