There were new arrivals this weekend! We placed 10 eggs in the incubator 20 days ago, Saturday morning, this was the first arrival.
We had heard peeping Saturday morning.
It is amazing to watch! I wanted to help so very badly, but helping can kill the chick. So I sat and cheered them on!
Hatching is hard work for these little chicks!
Finally free from the shell, this chick has learned to walk.
3 chicks have hatched so far, and there are pips on a couple of more eggs.
Not the best picture, but this was the first to hatch.
Hoping to wake up and find the others have hatched. There are pips on the other shells, and we hear peeping coming from the eggs!
It is something isn't it? My first hatch I stood and watched for hours couldn't do anything else. You have a cute chick...
ReplyDeleteThanks! I sat there last night and watched the third chick hatch, it is still amazing to me!
Deleteoh how cool. I've not ever seen this little miracle happen 'live and in person'!
ReplyDeleteI hope to get to see this from personal experience.
So glad you posted pictures. Congrats on your new chick!
Pat
Thanks! I hope that you get to see it too Pat! It is amazing to watch!!
DeleteOh, that is so sweet. New life is so amazing. My husband used to raise leopard geckos and we had so much fun watching them hatch too!
ReplyDeleteYes, new life is amazing!! I have never seen leopard geckos hatch, must have been amazing to watch also!
DeleteOh Melanie, I have never seen this miracle! So glad you had to photos to record it. I have watched kittens being born and were mesmerized!
ReplyDeleteMiracle is an accurate description!! Kittens are amazing to watch too! The momiies seem to love their babies immediately!
DeleteAwesome post... thank you for sharing these fantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I enjoyed taking these pics!!
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