Hatching Chicks...

Hatching eggs is surprisingly easy with a good incubator and little bit of patience...

Quail take 17-18 days
Chickens 21 Days
Ducks (Except Muscovy) 28 Days
Muscovy Ducks and Geese 35 Days

We have had 18 chicken eggs in the incubator now for 21 days...

The incubator has been kept at 37.5 degrees Celsius and 55% humidity and now they are starting to hatch...

The young chick breaks free from the egg...

The chick is left in the incubator for a short period of time to dry out...

Now dry and fluffy the chicks are placed in a heated brood box with fresh water and chick crumbs

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