The St. Jerome School Early Childhood Program has welcomed 12 eggs from the Quiver Farms Chick Hatching Program.  We are excited to bring this project to you live via the St. Jerome Chick Cam.  

• During this process incubators and brooders are monitored by St. Jerome staff members ensuring both developing eggs and chicks are well cared for.
• As chicks are hatching, we try to leave them alone and let them hatch on their own. It can be a long, tiring process that may take a few hours.
• Chicks will appear damp after they hatch. The wetness we see is the albumen (egg whites) which is completely natural for the hatching process to happen. They have to be wet in order to rotate inside the egg while they are developing.
• The chicks will be very tired and weak once they hatch. The hatching process is hard work. You may see them resting heavily moments after they hatch. After a few hours and they will be up and running. 
• The chicks will return to the farm about five days after they hatch to enjoy life with their animal friends in the country!