Friday, March 18, 2005
Today we were visited by the Stork (via the FedEx Truck) who dropped off a cardboard box marked, "Fragile, Hatching Eggs: Handle with Care." When we opened the box we discovered 24 beautiful eggs--blue ones, brown ones, white ones, big ones and little ones--wrapped up tight in two egg cartons. Yes, it's true! We're expecting 24 fluffy baby chicks due Friday, April 8th. I've never been a Mama Hen before so we're not sure how our first hatch will go, but if all goes well we should have a nice assortment of baby chicks peeping and pecking their way into our hearts in about three weeks. I'll be updating y'all frequently, the next post being next Friday, when we candle our eggs for the first time and check for babies (and the humidity.) Until then they'll be nestled in tight in their little nest (incubator) being rocked back and forth in the cradle (egg turner.) Wish us luck!
    
P.S. Did you know--a mommy Hen turns her eggs up to 96 times a day. Whoa!
posted by Shana # 1:02 PM 
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