Hatching baby chicks is addicting, however, I never had any intention of hatching eggs in an incubator. In fact, throughout all the research I did concerning chicken-keeping before my first dozen chicks arrived, I paid no attention to any incubation or hatching information.“Why would anyone go to all that trouble of fiddling with temperature and humidity in an incubator when baby chicks can simply be purchased?” I wondered. My foray into chicken-keeping was a mere five months old when that question was answered for me.
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick
Part 1: The Addiction
Part 2, Roosters, Broodies and Incubator Basics
Part 3: Hatching Eggs
Part 4: Candling
Part 5, Be Prepared, Chicks Happen.
Part 6, The Longest Week
Part 7, Lockdown
Part 8, Hatch Day
Kathy Shea Mormino
Affectionately known internationally as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino shares a fun-loving, informative style to raising backyard chickens. …Read on
Hatching baby chicks is addicting, however, I never had any intention of hatching eggs in an incubator. In fact, throughout all the research I did concerning chicken-keeping before my first dozen chicks arrived, I paid no attention to any incubation or hatching information.“Why would anyone go to all that trouble of fiddling with temperature and humidity in an incubator when baby chicks can simply be purchased?” I wondered. My foray into chicken-keeping was a mere five months old when that question was answered for me.
Hatch-along with The Chicken Chick
Part 1: The Addiction
Part 2, Roosters, Broodies and Incubator Basics
Part 3: Hatching Eggs
Part 4: Candling
Part 5, Be Prepared, Chicks Happen.
Part 6, The Longest Week
Part 7, Lockdown
Part 8, Hatch Day
I'd like to hatch some eggs this spring. What is your opinion on buying hatching eggs from eBay, Craig’s List, or local farmer? I’d like to get some black copper marans, and they aren’t available locally. Where do you get your hatching eggs?
The chicks are adorable:) So cute I just want to hold one.