Incubation Part 3 or Day 12 Development

After candling our eggs a 2nd time and seeing baby chicken embryo movement, we have 14 eggs left that are still developing.  That is a 50% mortality rate, but one that I was expecting.  Before I began this process, I researched and found that most "chicken-hobbyists" who incubated at home see half their eggs fail.

We started with 27 eggs, after 2 weeks we still have 14 growing.  I am hoping that by Monday we will still have that many hatch, but I suspect not.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that 5 baby chicks make the hatch process.

Here is a video of some chick movement.  I'm holding the egg, my son is holding the camera.

 

 

Here is a video of an egg that did NOT make it to day 12.

 

Comments

[chrisb]

It is fascinating :)

[Far Side of Fifty]

Way cool..what a great experience for the kids:)