Baby chicks just in time for Christmas!

Well, day 3 is here which means I can candle the eggs and actually see inside the egg! I didn't think all four would be fertile, but believe it or not, I will have baby chicks by Christmas! Now that I know baby chicks are actually growing in those shells, I'm so excited for the next 18 days! Below are pictures of incubator building process and the eggs so far!

Cutting the wood to make legs for the incubator

Nailing the legs onto the box

Styrofoam all in place

Hot water heater thermostat to turn the light on and off depending on the temperature.

Incubator warming up to proper temperature. It can only be in a small range of 98-102 degrees F.

Eggs, thermometers and water dish (for humidity)

Turning the eggs on day 2

Red area = chick embryo of White Leghorn

Example of what a non-fertile White Leghorn egg looks like.

Dark area = chick embryo of Rhode Island Red

Example of what a non-fertile Rhode Island Red egg look like.

Well that's all for now! I will be candeling the eggs again in a couple of days. And I might have another batch in the incubator, we shall see!