04-02-2016, 01:50 PM
Just noticed that four more eggs in the incubator that's currently on schedule hatched this morning - We have three incubators, the next batch should start hatching in a week, and the last batch in three weeks. The current batch is the best we've produced yet, so far 22 of the 48 eggs it holds have hatched.
Our rooster's DNA must be super strong, every one of the new chicks is black, with white tail feathers and white wing tips, just like their Daddy - And he has 18 hens out there of five different breeds and all different colors to mate with.
Of course, to top it off, we have three hens sitting on 6-10 eggs apiece out in the chicken house, no telling when they will hatch, but sitting hen's eggs hatch much more reliably than incubated ones. I'm going to be buried in baby chicks for the next couple of months, and I'm looking forward to it!
Our rooster's DNA must be super strong, every one of the new chicks is black, with white tail feathers and white wing tips, just like their Daddy - And he has 18 hens out there of five different breeds and all different colors to mate with.
Of course, to top it off, we have three hens sitting on 6-10 eggs apiece out in the chicken house, no telling when they will hatch, but sitting hen's eggs hatch much more reliably than incubated ones. I'm going to be buried in baby chicks for the next couple of months, and I'm looking forward to it!