woo-hoo! this is awesome!!! Look what I found!

[77horses]

Hey guys! Guess what I found today when i was candling one of the chicken eggs? It has an eye in it!!!

A baby chick is forming!!! Some red veins are visible, and there is a dark shape on one side of the egg. I can see a little speck that got bigger over night, and now i can finally see the outline of the chick's head or something!!!

This egg hatching business is GREAT!

I'm planning on getting another egg or two from our hen, Abby, since she usually lays a lot of fertile eggs. So far, 1 out of 4 are fertile in the homemade bator, and this is my first time.

But Abby's egg is growing VERY rabidly! I thought i saw movement a little, and it's only day 6 or 7!

Boy do these eggs grow fast!

I will keep you posted!

Wish me luck with the other 3 that are growing slowly!

 

[77horses]

UPDATE: The egg(s) are planned to hatch around September 20-27 or somewhere around there, since they were laid and put in the bator on 8/30

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Your enthusiasm makes me grin!

I can tell you're an excited "chicken momma."

Good luck with your hatch! What kind of bator are you using, by the way?

 

[77horses]

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LOL you have no idea!

I am soo excited that I check on the eggs like a million times a day.

I am always checking the temp. and I was so worried last night about the tropical storm, Hannah, that I slept down on the couch by the bator, so i would know if the lights went out. Luckily they didn't!

 

[perfectly_polish]

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If you put them in the 'bator on the 30th, they should hatch around the 21st. Remember to stop turning and up the humidity the last 3 days. Good luck!