Today, I took the turner out of the incubator and laid the remaining 8 eggs down on their sides so that the chicks can get ready to hatch. If all goes well, I hope to have 8 more baby chicks to add the the ones that I got today.

My new buff orpington chicks are here! We ordered 16 and they sent 18. They always send extra in case some don’t survive the trip. The good news is they all made it!

I still have 10 eggs, but there are 2 more that are questionable.  I’m pretty sure that they’ve stopped.  I checked the eggs day 17 due to 4 more temp spikes (anywhere between 101* to 103.5*).  I marked the 2 that I’m not sure about and I’ll check them again in a couple of days.  You’re actually not supposed to candle any more but I figure since the damage has already been done, it’s not going to hurt anything else.  My “hatch” date is Monday, but they could start hatching any time this weekend.  With all the temp spikes, they could hatch early.  

My new chicks that I ordered should be here tomorrow, so keep watching for a pic of my those new babies chicks.  I’ll also be posting pics of my babies after they’ve hatched!  I’m hoping that I’ll still have at least 8!