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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
We did this in grade 1 and only 2 of the eggs actually hatched. The teacher took us outside to the sand box and cracked open the ones that didn't hatch and showed us the dead chicks. She then went on to blame certain kids for being too loud all the time and said that is what killed them. It was pretty effed up for a teacher to do that.
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That sounds really crappy; sounds like a terrible teacher. On a different note on incubation, it's actually really important to move the eggs to mimic normal movement as if a hen was sitting on them. If they sit in one spot, the egg yolk will contact the side of the egg and it dries up (the egg shell is permeable to air, and allows gas exchange to occur). Lights should be off too. There are a number of variables to consider when it comes to hatching chickens...