So, I'm just sitting here at the computer, minding my own business, enjoying a morning cup of tea, when from behind me, somewhere in the vicinity of my work table that the incubator sits on, comes a loud POP!!
What the heck was that??? It almost sounded electrical in nature and I'm thinking "Oh Shoot! Don't tell me the incubator just died!! Please NO! NOT the incubator!!! So, I start looking everything over very carefully. After all, I had just topped off the water reservoir to keep the humidity up. Was it possible, even with the tubing that leads from the outside to the inside of the incubator, that I had somehow dripped water on the thermostat and thus blew the darn thing out? OH SHOOT!! OH SHOOT!! OH SHOOT!! What was it that had made that noise?!?!?!?
I mean, this thing makes little noises all the time. And after running for well over a month all total time, I'm pretty accustomed to the sounds it makes. This was NOT a normal sound. So I'm looking and looking and looking and I can't find a darn thing! Hmmppfff!! Must have been my imagination?!?
So, I sit back and just watch the incubator, hoping that the indicator light will come back on, indicating that the heater thermostat at least is still functioning properly. And thinking to myself, what the heck would I do if it did go out? I don't have a back up. And they're still two and a half days away from hatching.
So while I'm in this deep, panic induced thought process, I hear something similar to the earlier loud pop, only softer this time. And I'm looking right at the incubator. I see nothing. No smoke to indicate that something has just bought the farm and the eggs are now screwed...NOTHING?!?! What the heck could it possibly be???
So, just on a whim, I unplugged the fan unit so that I can hear better, turned off the radio that's always on, and the little room heater as well. It's now dead silent out here in the pump house........
And THAT is when I heard THEM!! The eggs!! The eggs! or rather, the Chickies inside of the eggs!! They're making noises!! They're scratching at the insides of their eggs. And they're chirping to each other inside there!!! OMG! OMG! OMG!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!!!
And by the sounds of them...I might just be a chickie momma sooner than I had expected!!! I'd better get busy putting on the finishing touches on that brooder!!!
What the heck was that??? It almost sounded electrical in nature and I'm thinking "Oh Shoot! Don't tell me the incubator just died!! Please NO! NOT the incubator!!! So, I start looking everything over very carefully. After all, I had just topped off the water reservoir to keep the humidity up. Was it possible, even with the tubing that leads from the outside to the inside of the incubator, that I had somehow dripped water on the thermostat and thus blew the darn thing out? OH SHOOT!! OH SHOOT!! OH SHOOT!! What was it that had made that noise?!?!?!?
I mean, this thing makes little noises all the time. And after running for well over a month all total time, I'm pretty accustomed to the sounds it makes. This was NOT a normal sound. So I'm looking and looking and looking and I can't find a darn thing! Hmmppfff!! Must have been my imagination?!?
So, I sit back and just watch the incubator, hoping that the indicator light will come back on, indicating that the heater thermostat at least is still functioning properly. And thinking to myself, what the heck would I do if it did go out? I don't have a back up. And they're still two and a half days away from hatching.
So while I'm in this deep, panic induced thought process, I hear something similar to the earlier loud pop, only softer this time. And I'm looking right at the incubator. I see nothing. No smoke to indicate that something has just bought the farm and the eggs are now screwed...NOTHING?!?! What the heck could it possibly be???
So, just on a whim, I unplugged the fan unit so that I can hear better, turned off the radio that's always on, and the little room heater as well. It's now dead silent out here in the pump house........
And THAT is when I heard THEM!! The eggs!! The eggs! or rather, the Chickies inside of the eggs!! They're making noises!! They're scratching at the insides of their eggs. And they're chirping to each other inside there!!! OMG! OMG! OMG!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!! I'm gonna be a chicky momma!!!
And by the sounds of them...I might just be a chickie momma sooner than I had expected!!! I'd better get busy putting on the finishing touches on that brooder!!!
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