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There is two ways to hatch eggs, you can hatch eggs artificaly or naturally. Incubating eggs with a incubator is a very reliable way to hatch baby chicks.  

  There are several types of egg incubators. Egg incubators can rang from $ 20 to $700 or more. You can also build a incubator. If you don’t have a egg incubator and you would like to buy one at a local feed store, or on the Internet.

  Speacil Note: Thanks frederick for allwoing us to use your wonderfull you tube videos. Make sure you visit www.FredsFineFowl.com 

  Before your eggs are placed in your incubator make sure that the eggs are no older that 7 days. If you store your eggs, make sure that they are at a cool room ( 50 degrees). If you bought eggs, and they were sent threw the mail, make sure that the eggs have set for 24 hours. This allows the air-cell inside the egg to return to it's normal size. Eggs should always be stored with the pointy end down while they are "in the hold".

  One of the most importent things about incubating eggs is turning them. Turning the eggs will allow the chicks to get exersize. Eggs should be turned 3 times a day. Place a O and a X on each side of the egg. Doing this will help you rember witch way you turned the eggs.  Stop turning your eggs the last 3 days of incubation. You chicks need a little time to rest before they hatch. ( will also prevent hammring )

  Chickens can successfully hatch there own eggs in a field or inside a coop. This is usually the easiest way to hatch chicks. We use a silkies hen and place peafowl eggs, before the last 3 days we place the eggs a egg incubator. Bantams hens are extremely good mothers and brooders.

Thanks Derrall for the picture above

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