Because yesterday was so crazy, we didn't get to candle our eggs. I made a video today of our little chickies! You can see him or her wiggling around in there.
We will candle them again on Tuesday, which will be day 18 of development. There will be a LOT less room in there for them to move around at that point!
The eggs should hatch around day 21. But, on day 18 of development, we will be putting our eggs on "lock down". Three days before hatch day, you stop turning the eggs. We will be taking the egg turner out of the incubator at this time. You also have to increase the humidity inside the incubator. This prevents the chick from getting "sticky" and getting stuck to the membrane inside the shell. In order to keep humidity high (and stable), you cannot open the incubator at all until everyone is out of their shells. If the humidity drops, even for a tiny period of time, it could be enough to dry out their inner membrane.
On Tuesday, we will be talking about how the chick "pips" inside the shell, how his umbilical cord breaks away, and how it uses his egg tooth to break free!
Isn't our God amazing?!
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