Well, as if we didn't already have enough critters around here.....we've gone and added some more! We will be placing 16 Ameraucana eggs in our new incubator in the morning. We ordered all of our 14 chickens as day old chicks last spring, and incubating hatching eggs is whole new experience for us. I hope to make the 3 week project into a good unit study. We will be able to study the whole life cycle process of the chicken and learn all the ins & outs of trying to mimic the natural process of a hen brooding and hatching her eggs. Let's see how well we humans can become a chicken!
You can check out our site about chicken keeping here:
Which Came First?
I plan to keep everyone updated on the project--as we candle the eggs before placing them in the incubator, at day 8 or 9, and again at day 18. Then, if all goes well, we'll have pics of fuzzy little chickies!
We're super excited to add Ameraucana chickens to our flock--they are the chickens that lay blue/green eggs. These eggs will hatch our black, blue and splash (mixed) colors of chickens--colors that are difficult to find in our area. Because of this, we are considering starting a second flock to breed the Ameraucanas. It is my hope that the boys will enjoy learning all about the chicken and the techniques involved in keeping healthy, happy chickens. A little hard work can't hurt either!
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