Great News - and by the way, whether you are new to it or not, hatching is still really exciting. I have kept poultry all my life, and yet, whenever we are expecting a hatch, the heart beats a little faster and the broody / incubator is checked very regularly to see how many have arrived. Even my husband gets excited!! Today I thought I had better check on one of my broody's who is sitting on runner duck eggs which are due on saturday! I had a friend and her children with me when I checked her, and I heard the unmistakeable sound of cheeping! Lo and behold, she had hatched four out of her ten eggs already, with another three/four on the way! Excited - I nearly had a Tena Lady moment!!!!!! And as for my friend and her kids.............
Catherine.