hatching chicks

My second round of hatching chicks In my May post I described my process for hatching chicks.  I hatched 5 chicks from 7 eggs using a Brinsea incubator.  I did not mention that one of the chicks had part of its intestine protruding, presumably could not digest food, and died 2 days later.  The 4 remaining chicks grew at a steady pace and are now almost the size of their mothers.  It appears they are all hens. I began chicken keeping with 8 purchased (1 rooster and 7 hens) and 6 gifted Read more [...]