So, yesterday when we were candling, we had one egg, V12, who was especially active. We decided to name V12 Zippy! We know that naming the eggs before they hatch is an especially risky proposition, since there is no guarantee that any of our eggs will hatch, specifically this specific egg, but we are willing to take the risk and will be rooting for Zippy!
Grow Zippy, grow!
We have 40 eggs in our incubator and they are all numbered according to who gave them to us. Miss Joey's eggs are J1 through J15 and Miss Valerie's eggs are V1-V15. They are randomly distributed throughout the incubator so they all have an equally good chance of hatching.
Next week we will really ramp up our chick preparation. Here are things we need to do for sure:
Make and extra brooder box
Purchase MEDICATED chick feed
Purchase one extra feed container
Purchase one extra water container
Purchase more 2 gallon ziplock bags
Check our heat lamp
Bring up the heat lamp holder from the basement
Oh, so much to do! I can't wait for the chicks!
- Broadway Gal
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