So I set 24 eggs on Feb 18, 3 lavender orpingtons, 3 EE and 18 ameraucanas. On Mar. 8, I locked down 22 eggs after 2 EE eggs turned out not fertile. And over the last 3 days I hatched out all 22 bouncing babies :)
And if 22 babies wasn't enough I picked up 3 white rock pullets at the feed...