Last week, we could hear the tell-tale "cheep-cheeping" coming from the incubator letting us know that we would soon have a gaggle of chicks emerging from their tight little shells into the big, wide world--our first set to hatch for this year.
We got to watch a few break out of their eggs. It's actually quite hard work. They're visibly tired when they finally are free of the shell, and not very attractive.
These two hens also had a clutch of eggs they'd been sitting on for a while. They hatched a few days after our incubated bunch.
We eventually put them all together out in the shed. You can see the different breeds here. We've got Black Copper Marans, Golden Laced Wyandottes, and Golden Laced Polish chicks. We've also got a Muscovy duck hen sitting on a clutch under the wood pile which should hatch before long.
Here's a clutch of Golden Laced Polish eggs waiting for the momma to decide whether she's gonna set or not.
I love our little farm! Who needs science books when you've got real life science happening all around you every day? (FYI we DO have and use "real" science books, but real life application is so much more engaging!)
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