Well I have 25 chicks now. They all hatched a day or two early which was surprising. They are supposed to take 21 days to hatch but I guess that they hatched in 19 days. I suppose my temperature in my incubator was a little too high. The temp is supposed to be 99.5 degrees F. I guess I was 100-100.5 I will know next time. (That is if my wife lets me do it again. I accidentally messed up our kitchen table with some water that leaked out. whoops).
They are definitely lots of fun. They are just messy. My dad is going to come get them this weekend. He is going to raise them up.
I would like to give a DIY project on making your own incubator next.
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So many chickens? Is it real easy for your dad to raise all of them? Ross Taylor
Honestly, raising one chicken is about the same as 25. He is going to keep the hens, and we will probably eat the roosters. He then sells the eggs from the hens which does not make much of a profit, but it does make the hobby relatively free.