Sunday, June 10, 2012

Babies Hatching in the Incubator

Our neighbor was nice enough to allow her broody hens to sit and hatch some of our guinea.  Then another neighbor loaned us a Styrofoam incubator.  We loaded it up with some of our price chicken eggs and the adventure began.

We have enjoyed watching the embryos grow and move.  We thought we had lost them when we had a power outage during a storm that lasted 5 hours.  Fortunately they just kept on growing.

Tonight before going off to bed we checked on our little babies and noticed one is starting to hatch.  Of course I took a picture and video.  Gosh, you have to hear the baby peeping from inside the egg.  I mean how many people really get to do something as cool as that?  Since I was blessed with the opportunity, I wanted to share it with you.







4 comments:

  1. Be careful, incubating your own eggs can become addicting! We did it the first time this year, sold those, and did another batch. It's truly amazing! Good luck, can't wait to see more photos and hear how you did overall.

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    1. I think it is already to late. We are addicted.

      As of now we have 7 breaking out and you can finally see the beak of the first egg.

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  2. Adorable and amazing! We've never done that, and can't just yet until we are at the farm full time, but oh my, I could totally see myself getting addicted to that,

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    1. It is an addiction. I may have to join another 12 step program. We look forward of hearing of your adventures.

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