Day 19 and no pips or cheeps, and I posted elsewhere that there's a tiny bug crawling around in my incubator. It's driving me crazy, I want to lift the lid and smash it, but I've finally got my humidity to 65%. Grrr...
Come chickies! Wake up and eat that bug!
Okay, I went ahead to start the 3 day wait 12 hours early. I'd originally set them on a thursday at 9 a.m. The children are sleeping, so it was the best time to handle eggs.
I went ahead and put them in the cartons like I did last time. That did make it easier to clean up. I think I...
Mine are due to hatch just before Good Friday. So far 14 of 14 are good! (White Crested Black Polish Rooster was the daddy) Last hatch was only 4 of 10 fertile eggs. I've got 3 thermometers going on this batch!
Mommas are: 2 White Crested Black polish, 1 Buff Orphington, 1 Barred Rock. My...