The excitement of the month is chickens!
The incubator arrived in the mail last week and since then I have been studying the methods required to create new chicken life.
With the incubator came a book about 'successful hatching' and that along with my other chicken 'Bible' have been my regular companions. The new chicken book gives a chart on the growth of a chicken throughout the 21 days of incubation.It is truly amazing, and I'm ready to be part of this. Heck, within the first day the head & eye are formed - I'm awed by the wonders of nature!
So, one of the things I learned was I had to feed my chickens 'breeder' food, which is higher in proteins & vitamins than their normal 'layer' food - but finding such stuff around here was the challenge. The only thing I could get was 'Game bird breeder' food, which one of my books tells me is a good alternative! Whew! So now they have that and as they chomp their way to a healthier breeding body, I am learning how to use the incubator & all its little intricacies! I want to be successful with this - I don't want to hurt the eggs/potential chickens.
Watch this space.
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