This year we decided we would try our hand at chickens. Initially, we were going to incubate and hatch the chickens, then give them back to the 4-H group in Auburn. Mike decided that fresh eggs would be nice to have, so we are going to keep them!
Right now they have been incubating for about 6 days. We have to make sure the temperature stays between 99 and 100 degrees. That was a little tricky at first. It took us a few days to get the incubator working and stable before we put the eggs in.
The eggs have taken up residence in the kids bathroom. Each day we check the temp and make sure there is water in the trough that sits on the bottom of the incubator. Along with the eggs, we will be studying embryology. On top of all this, we will be building our very own chicken coop! Hopefully enough eggs will survive and give us more eggs in the future!
Estimated hatching date is October 1!
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