Embryology 2023

That’s right….we’ll soon be hearing the peeps of little chicks at CCM Edgewood once again! We’ll welcome our new arrivals in the form of eggs on May 31, and they’ll live in the incubator for about three weeks. While there, we’ll “candle” the eggs periodically so we can see what’s going on inside as the chickens develop and grow.

Their projected hatch date is June 21! Once they’ve all hatched they’ll leave their home in the incubator and move to a cage, where you’ll be able to watch them eat, run around and be the cute and fluffy babies that they are! They’ll stay with us for about two weeks before they’ll outgrow their space and it’ll be time to move on.

Here’s a rough schedule of when we expect things will be happening — but, of course, nature can sometimes bring surprises!

June 1 — Today’s day one! We’ll candle the eggs before putting them in the incubator.

June 2 — The eggs are still getting used to the incubator, so it’s important that we don’t disturb them for a few days.

June 3 — The eggs are still getting used to the incubator, so it’s important that we don’t disturb them for a few days.

Candling the egg to see what’s happening inside!

June 4 — Day four! Today we’ll candle the eggs to see what’s happening inside!

June 5 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 6 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 7 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 8 — It’s day seven! Today we’ll candle the eggs to see what’s happening inside! We may be able to see an eye or heart!

June 9 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 10 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 11 — Today we’ll candle the eggs to see what’s happening inside!

June 12 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. We’re halfway to the projected hatch date, Day 21!

June 13 — Today is day 13! We’ll candle the eggs to see what’s happening inside!

June 14We’re just one week away from the projected hatch date!

June 15 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 16– Today we’ll candle the eggs to see what’s happening inside!

June 17 — Today is the last day the eggs will stay on the egg turner! Tomorrow we’ll set them on their sides to get in position to hatch!

June 18 — Today is day 18! We’re taking the eggs off the egg turner! We’ll set them on their sides so the chicks can get in position to hatch! It’s important that they aren’t disturbed now.

June 19 — Today we’re letting the eggs rest. They’re hard at work growing in there!

June 20- Today is one day before our chicks’ projected hatch date! They’ll breathe the air in the air sac before they hatch!

June 21 — Today is the chicks’ projected hatch date! Hatching is hard work and can take hours or even days!

Some of our 2022 chickens!