During the lenten season, we are invited to get ready and remember. We get remember Jesus – the stories of his ministry, his death, and resurrection. We get ready for the season by adopting spiritual practices that help up spend time with God.
This Lenten season, one way we are getting ready and remembering is by hatching chick eggs! The eggs need time to get ready to hatch – 21 days to be precise. We prepare and wait for the new life that is coming. Eggs are also often a symbol of the empty tomb. There little chicks are helping us to prepare for the season.
By morning, we had 3 more chicks! They all fluffed up through the day and then we could move them to the brooder. The light yellow one is named Sonny, the darker yellow one is Goldy, and the black one is Midnight. The chicks love to spend time under the heat lamp. They are getting acustomed to all the friends who come to visit.
We are excited for you to meet the chicks on Good Friday, at The Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday 10-12, or on Easter Sunday!
On Day 1, we received the eggs and put the in the incubator. The GIST classes are helping us care for and monitor the eggs when we are not there.
On Day 6, we got to candle the eggs. This is when we look inside the eggs to see if they are developing. This is not easy to do – you need to find a very dark space and look very carefully. But we were able to feel that the eggs are heavier than normal so that is a good sign.
Chick eggs need to be moitored to make sure they are kept warm and humid so they can hatch. We had to remove the egg turner on day Day 18 so they could get in position to hatch.
Then, on Day 21, right on schedule, the chicks began to hatch. The first to hatch was Jumper. Jumper has a bit of grey in its yellow fluff and is full of life. because they were the first to hatch, Jumper is a bit more comfortable with people because they were bonding with us while the others were still making their way out of their shells.
