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It’s the first thing I do every morning. The last thing I do at night. And, oh yeah, in between. Turn the eggs. A hen on her nest turns her eggs as much as 18 times a day. You can get away with turning them three times a day by hand. If the egg isn’t turned, the embryo will float up through the white of the egg, touch the shell membrane, get stuck there and die. The final three days of incubation, the eggs shouldn’t be turned, though–the chick is preparing to bust out of its shell. Do not disturb. But do I have any chicks?
See that spot? I think we have a chicken!
This is one of the eggs from the second batch, at nine days incubation.
I’ve re-candled the eggs from the first batch, now at 13 days incubation, and they look the same to me. But, I’m still not sure. I don’t want to make a mistake. If they are alive, I’ll know in another week, as they should hatch in 21 days. I can wait a week.
Wait with me?
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-Kim
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Impatiently waiting the new arrival(s)!
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You’re living the dream, woman.
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Once they hatch, where will you put them? Do you have a brooder house for them? They’ll be too little to put out in the main chicken house won’t they?
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Of course I’ll wait… you have to have some chickens in the road!
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We’ll be waiting here with you. Tick…Tock…Tick…Tock.
Linda~
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I am so excited that you are growing your own from seeds. That seems like so much fun. We got ours when they were a couple of weeks old and just had to keep them under heat lamps for a while. Chickens are so cool.
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Numbering is better
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Hi there 52!
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Oh! I am as happy as an expectant mother for you.
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oh and the anticipation- it’s just as bad as the turning.
Best wishes with your incubation period!
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On a totally different track, how’s the book coming?
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Carolyn xxoo
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sister have been raising chicken’s
for about 2 years now. We have always
hatched them through an incubator
and the other day we went out
there and there was a little baby
chick :mrgreen: .
Sometimes we sale the eggs and sometimes
we eat them
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http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/04/27/hatch-day/
Good luck with yours!
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