Backyard Chickens 101
Why we decided to Hatch Baby Chicks!
On our journey to real food we decided it would be a good idea to get our own chickens.
Youll find great resources on best breads, coop ideas, cost analysis and so much more!
So we had done a LOT of reading!
After reading lots of reviews we decided on theBrinsea 20 incubator.
eggs if you wanted to too!
There is also a built in mercury based thermometer that is incredibly accurate.
Hatching Chicken Eggs Arrive
We are so excited the eggs have finally arrived!
The eggs were carefully packaged individually in bubble wrap pockets.
Note:Always wash your hands before and after handling eggs throughout the entire process.
Eggs are porous and germs from your hand can get in through the shell and infect the chick!
Our First Disappointment: Lots of errors in Shipment UGH!
This is the first time I realized their website did not have a telephone number listed oh no!
Luckily I found their facebook page and the person did get back to me quickly.
And honestly, whos to say theyd get it right the next time!
They also offered to just refund me for the missing eggs, but now what!
We decided to take the partial refund and hatch what we got.
Then I ordered day old chicks fromMy Pet Chickento arrive the week of our hatch.
(They were very knowledgeable and helpful!
More on the day old chicks next time!
We placed the eggs in our tray with the pointed end down.
See the pencil markings on the top?
Those are from Gabbard Farms so wed know what egg was what breed.
If everything goes right…. in 21 days well get to watch the miracle of watching them hatch.
Here is Goofy, super excited about those eggs!
It even had the ability to attach to your rig to project the image for a classroom setting!
Unfortunately, we never saw anything.
Well, Day 21 came and went no piping……. no chicks!
We opened up every single egg hoping to at least see something.Nothing!
We knew a successful hatch was 50%.
We knew you had to be super vigilant with your temperature and humidity tweaks.
We knew to not bother the eggs.
So our only conclusion is that we received infertile eggs or the eggs were irreparably shaken in shipping.
Either way, I will not be ordering from Gabbard farms again.
Too many issues to warrant another go around with them.
