This morning we watched our first chick hatch out of its shell. It was so exciting! We also noticed that two more haved pipped through the shell. I never realized how long it actually takes for them to hatch. Hopefully we will two more baby chicks by in the morning. Many have asked about the sponges in the incubator. After I candled them, and it started to hatch, I was afraid I let too much humidity out, and I read that adding a sponge would help increase the humidity and allow it to hatch (so the membranes wouldn't dry out). I did that yesterday morning. It seemed to help.
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