The Chick Eggs Are On Lockdown!

Today is day 18...only 3 more days until the eggs hatch!  Inside the egg, the chicks now have their feathers and the egg tooth at the tip of their beak that helps them crack their eggshell! To keep the conditions ideal for hatching the eggs, the incubator won't be opened again until the chicks hatch..they are on lockdown!

Only 3 more day until they hatch!

Many of the classes think all 14 eggs will hatch!  Two years ago, we had 20 eggs and 19 hatched, so hopefully we will be successful again this year!

The eggs are out of the turner.  The humidity
level is now between 65 and 70%.

The brooder is ready for when they hatch! 
Water, food and a heat lamp!

In a day or two we might even be able to hear the chicks cheep inside the shell! Lots of excitement in room 112!