3 weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting BYC's beloved Opa, aka Sam.
It was a day that I will be thankful for and remember forever.
On that day, he generously brought me 2 dozen of his Welsummer hatching eggs...absolutely beautifully speckled terra cotta colored eggs.
Of the 24 eggs that I candled on day 18, which was Monday, 17 of them were growing strong.
So those 18 were put into the hatcher. As of 3pm this afternoon, day 20, 4 of them have pipped!!!!
I can't even express how excited I am for this hatch.
To get a whole bunch of chipmunk striped fuzzy butts from this hatch will be a personal triumph for me, and it looks like I'm off to a good start.
As everyone knows, incubating and hatching is hard work...but the sight and sound of new baby chicks makes it all worth while...and feeds the addiction!
On that day, he generously brought me 2 dozen of his Welsummer hatching eggs...absolutely beautifully speckled terra cotta colored eggs.
Of the 24 eggs that I candled on day 18, which was Monday, 17 of them were growing strong.
I can't even express how excited I am for this hatch.
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