Couldn't resist...had to candle!!!

Well even though everyone said not to I HAD to candle the eggs when I added water to the incubator. After our mishap I could cry knowing that we did not kill them!! Out of 30 eggs total we decided that 15 eggs are moving around and growing!! Being that I am a nurse and a science freak we decided to crack open the 15 eggs that had no sign of life! Two out of those 15 eggs had a small little embryo growing in it but probably stopped growing at day 5 ,I decided this from looking at pictures. The other eggs that we opened were either not fertile or got messed up in shipping so they never grew. So I am happy with 15 eggs right now and if about half of those hatch we should end up with about 7-8 chicks!!

I tried to take some pictures of the chicks in the eggs but it was so hard for them to come out clear. I will defiantly be posting pictures as soon as we have progress with the chicks hatching though!

I am so excited!!!

Jess

So far so good

The eggs are looking good so far. Temperature and humidity levels have been pretty consistent.

I can candle the eggs on friday to see if they are developing. We should be able to see veins in the eggs by Friday, if we don't we will be very disappointed and will probably know we need to order some baby chicks.

This is what the eggs should look like around day 5-7 when candled. It is harder to see in brown eggs so we may or may not be able to see this. This is a picture I took off the internet, but I hope to post my own pictures if I can get some good ones.

I am trying to do anything else to keep myself busy and stop obsessing over the eggs. Thankfully I have been working a lot this week! (Which is great for all the chicken stuff I want to buy and for the fact that if I sit home I will just stare at the eggs) I still need to plan my meals this week which I usually do on Sunday's but my week is all thrown off due to working all weekend.

Last weeks meals were-

Monday

pasta and clams, garlic bread

Tuesday

Went out with a friend and we had stuff from my dads store at her house

Wednesday

Tacos bake, sweet plantains and avocados

Thursday

Pasta Carbonara which was a new recipe and amazing

Friday

Worked- hospital food yuck

Sat

• Worked- hospital food yuck

sunday

Medieval times!! so fun and yummy food

This week

Monday 2/21

Penne ala vodka with chicken

Tuesday 2/22

Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon and mashed potatoes

Wednesday 2/23

Chicken cutlets, left over mashed potatoes and cheesy broccoli

Thursday 2/24

slow cooker buffalo sandwiches

Mac and cheese

Friday 2/25

grouper over rice pilaf and roasted cherry tomatoes

Sat 2/26

have plans

Sunday 2/27

have plans

After work today I need to clip my coupons and go food shopping! Oh and obsess over my eggs and check their temperature 575893479687368 times :)

Jess