Update:
Two chicks hatched overnight in my makeshift incubator and one has pecked through today. Put the first two out with her this morning. Not sure how she’s taking to them. Pecked at them at first but seems to have quit that. It’s hotter than the hinges of Hell’s gates here in Eastern NC so...
I have a chick that hatched on day 16! Very curious how this could have happened. All 12 were put under her at same time. Got them from a guy who said all were laid within a week. ANYWAY! On day 18 currently. This happened when I was out of town. Mom said every time she came by she was...
