8/4/15

Well, we got a dozen fertile eggs today to hopefully bring contentment to our broody hen, Henrietta.

We didn't candle them or anything, from my (limited) experience candling brown eggs is difficult.
I keep forgetting to ask the lady I bought them from what chicken breeds she has-although it is readily apparent that she has Easter Egg chickens (aka Araucana) and then a brown egg layer.

So 21 days from now we should have some new chicks!...in addition to the ones that we bought from the hatchery that are supposed to be delivered next week... I wish that I had realized how broody Henrietta was a month ago when I ordered chicks!!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-just-21-days-from-egg-to-chicken