FIRST HATCH !!!

Today, we had our first chicken egg hatch. It has been 23 days since we started incubating our eggs (the first egg failed due to incorrect hatcher settings). There are two more eggs that show cracks. We will see what we get tomorrow.
Here is a picture of the hatched chick:

We have 6 more eggs (including two cracked) in the hatcher, and 19 more eggs in the incubator. After hatching, they will stay one to two weeks in the brooder, then 2 to 3 weeks in the field brooder. By then, the broiler tractor with its shelter, will be available. The shelter will be necessary, due to winter approaching. It will be quite a challenge to raise those chicks in the winter. They should start laying in the Spring.