I built my own incubator to hatch my first chickens.

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I candled the eggs tonight. It looks like I have 11 fertile Black Australorp eggs out of 12. 11 fertile out of 15 on the Exchequer Leghorns!!! not bad since the Exchequer Leghorns were free.

 

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[kludgemechanic]

It has been a busy day! I made a brooder out of pallets, added a webcam to the incubator, and I added a tin roof to my run. Tomorrow is hatching day for the Australorps! Three eggs peeped today! I hope all goes well. Below are some pics of what I have worked on today.