We set 41 eggs at the beginning of March and waited...
This was our first go with hatching our own eggs since we first tried it more than 10 years ago. This one didn't go so well. After 24 days (yes, 24, not 21), we got ONE. One little lonely chickie.
After she hatched and we determined that she was IT, we set 39 more eggs. I'm sure it must have been a temperature issue. The thermometer we were using didn't seem to be accurate, on further testing. We bought a $10 National Geographic digital hi-low thermometer and I moved the incubator upstairs, and put a wool blanket underneath it to help quell any draughts from underneath.
Batch 2 is due to hatch in 1 week. Whew. Let's keep our fingers crossed this hatch is MUCH more successful and little chickie has some friends very soon!
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