The speaker, a new mother, shares her experience of hatching chicks from eggs in an incubator at home. She started with 14 eggs, but 3 were from a supermarket and more fragile, so they broke. After candling the eggs on day 10, she found that 9 were fertile. The eggs started hatching on day 19, and the speaker was thrilled to see the chicks come out. She named the chicks Johnny, Fred, George, Morgan, Google, and Cesare.
As the chicks grew, they became more active and messy, but the speaker was happy to care for them. Unfortunately, three eggs did not hatch. The speaker will be saying goodbye to the chicks as a breeder, Matteo, is coming to take them to a happier place. She reflects on the experience and is proud of how much the chicks have grown in just three days.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator has become a mother to chicks that hatched from eggs in an incubator.
2. The narrator started with 14 eggs in the incubator, of which 3 were from a supermarket.
3. The supermarket eggs were more fragile and prone to breaking due to having less calcium.
4. Two of the supermarket eggs broke, and another one was stuck and couldn't be turned.
5. There were 11 eggs left in the incubator, and the narrator switched to an automatic system to turn the eggs.
6. On day 10, the narrator did a candling test to check for fertility and saw that 9 eggs were fertile.
7. The narrator entered the hatching window on day 19 and stayed up late to check on the eggs.
8. The first chick, named Johnny, hatched on day 20, and four more chicks hatched later that day.
9. The narrator helped a sixth chick, named Cesare, to hatch by opening the shell.
10. The narrator set up a brooder for the chicks with a feeder, drinker, and warm light.
11. The chicks grew and became more active over the next few days.
12. The narrator named the chicks Johnny, Fred, George, Morgan, Google, and Cesare.
13. The narrator did a live stream on Instagram to show the chicks and answer questions.
14. The chicks were moved to a new home with a breeder on day 3 after hatching.
15. The narrator plans to visit the chicks when they become roosters and hens.
16. The narrator is considering doing more experiments with animals and plants in the future.