Yesterday morning upon letting our flock of 5 out of their coop, our hen Tallulah was acting completely out of character. Everyday, our hens are always eagerly watching out the opening, waiting for their turn out into the yard. Tallulah, on the other hand, was in a tight little ball dead center...
Well...Hokey and Pokey are at rainbow bridge now. After waking up to no progress, I candled and saw no movement. I gave them a little bit longer before deciding to open them up. Neither had broken through the air sac and both were dead upon opening, although fully developed. I did notice that...
On 6/26, I set a dozen Trader Joe's eggs in a homemade styrofoam incubator equipped with a desk lamp, 25w bulb, tray/sponge, digital thermometer/hygrometer, top and side viewing windows, and the top of the egg carton for the eggs to set in. Needless to say I hadn't expected much from this hatch...
Here are some pictures of her today. She's growing like a weed and went from being the smallest out of our four chicks to the largest. She feels like a brick!
And here is one of her getting into mischief as always. When her sisters are getting a bit too rowdy, she retreats to her new found...