The chicks started hatching last night after the library closed. This morning we came in and two had hatched. Within minutes another had hatched all before the library opened at 9:30. We have had a lot of spectators cheering on the chicks as they hatch out of their shells.
We have moved the chicks to a warm brood box with a lamp, water and chick starter feed. Matching the chicks to their shells was a challenge. The Welsummer hatched from the nice brown egg. It has stripes down it's back like a chipmunk. The Buff Orphington looks a lot like the Ameraucannas so we may have mixed the shells up. One more Ameraucanna is in the Hatcher drying off. It hatched at 1:30 on Tuesday. Many more to hatch!
Ameraucanna
Ameraucanna
Buff Orphington ?
Sumatra
Sumatra
Welsummer
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