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The library is hatching baby chicks this spring! We received eggs from our friends at The Children’s Farm in Palos Park, and we are incubating them until they’re ready to hatch. You can also follow the eggs’ progress on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and on our Youtube livestream!
Step 1: Incubate
The fertilized eggs are currently resting in an incubator, a machine that makes sure the eggs are at the perfect temperature and humidity to help each chick grow inside their egg. Our eggs will be in the incubator for about 2 weeks.
Each day, the eggs will be turned at least three times to make sure each one is nice and warm on all sides.
Step 2: Hatch
When the chicks are getting ready to hatch, you might see their egg rocking back and forth. That means the chick inside the egg is active and ready to come out! Little by little the chick will peck a small hole into the egg and slowly make its way out.
Keep in mind that even though we are taking the best care of our eggs, not all of them might hatch. This is normal and is just part of the egg incubating/hatching process.
Step 3: Fluffy Chicks
Once the chicks have hatched, they will be moved to a cozy enclosure called a brooder. Baby chicks will eat, drink, and be kept warm and happy in the brooder under a heat lamp.
After a few days, our healthy chicks will travel back to The Children’s Farm in Palos Park.
