the first one was on April 1st, and then some had little cracks in them and the tap, tap tap...love that sound!
I had 8 eggs total, one got cracked by another hen when my cochin went on a potty break. I cracked it the rest of the way and it was a dud.
The last chick hatched around noon today...
Yesterday afternoon I was putting new shavings under the roost in the coop. My redcap freaked and flew from the roost, pole vaulted off my back (I was bent over) and flew in the far wall, fell straight down and behind a nesting box that was on the floor. All that was sticking up was her butt...