Category Archives: eggs

Baby Chicks Hatched!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jkmcintyre

On Day 20 of our incubation project I opened the door of the broody box to see if Calamity Jane wanted out for a stretch.  As the other chickens rushed in to eat her food and drink her water, CJ … Continue reading →

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Egg, Interrupted

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jkmcintyre

It is now Day 8 in our 21-day quest for baby chicks. A few days ago when I checked on Calamity Jane in her broody box I found an egg laying by its lonesome on the ground outside the nest. … Continue reading →

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Building my broody a box

Posted on May 23, 2012 by jkmcintyre

Calamity Jane has been broody for three months now. Although she failed to successfully hatch the fertile donor eggs in April, she was not clearly at fault, so I have decided to let her try again. Yesterday I stopped by … Continue reading →

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One week after chicks due

Posted on May 5, 2012 by jkmcintyre

One week has passed since the chicks were due to hatch. Corroborated by several web resources, chicks will not hatch more than a few days passed the incubation period (I.e., 21 d due, 24 d max). So this morning I … Continue reading →

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