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    March 2023 hatch-a-long

    Hatching chicks is a stressful adventure. You stare at eggs for three weeks and then it all gets real, real fast. Our first two hatches went without a hitch today, but hatch three and four were a doozy. We had a stuck chick who took way too long to hatch and then a chick who decided to cut her...
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    March 2023 hatch-a-long

    I have my first pip!!! I'm so excited and nervous because this is one of two eggs with a saddle air sac. I have five eggs and by far this one was the most active at the last candling so I'm not surprised it's the first to start.
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    March 2023 hatch-a-long

    First time hatcher! I have 5 silkie eggs that should be making their debut on March 4th. Usually I just get chicks to add to my flock but decided to try incubating eggs this time. I find myself staring into the incubator multiple times a day. Can't wait to see a pip!
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