INSIDE OUR INCUBATOR

This is inside Farmer Mary’s incubator right now at Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo in Wake Forest NC. The tiny speckled eggs are quail and they have just a few more days to hatch or Farmer Mary will assume they won’t.

The incubator went crazy lately and turned off and the egg turner went on and on and on and a few quail eggs got squished and/or chilled. The others are chicken and duck eggs that Farmer Mary rescued from nests after the mama chicken or duck hatched a few eggs and then had to follow her babies leaving more possibly very close to hatching eggs behind.

One chicken egg hatched this morning and the duck eggs in the far left two rows were just collected today so Farmer Mary will give them a few days be fore deciding they are duds. She will also try to “candle” the eggs tonight. That means with a very bright light she can see inside the eggs and look for movement and growth.

If YOU like animals and want to help Farmer Mary care for and feed all the animals please view our Amazon Wishlist and/or read the Volunteer pages at www.winterpast.org then text Farmer Mary to get started!

Winterpast Farm Schedule:

CLOSED Today for field trips

CLOSED Thurs July 12

OPEN Fri July 13 from 1-5 after morning field trip

OPEN Sat July 14 12:30-6 after morning Farm Birthday Party

OPEN Sun July 15 from 12-5

CLOSED Mon July 16

OPEN Tues July 17 from 10-5

CLOSED Wed July 18

CLOSED Thurs July 19 for field trips

OPEN Fri July 20 from 12-6 after private group

OPEN Sat July 21 from 10-5

OPEN Sun July 22 from 12-5

CLOSED Mon July 23 for school visit

Please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org for information about how to schedule a visit, how NOT to turn down the private road behind Farmer Mary’s barn just because your GPS says to, admission (cash only-too many bad checks lately!), and list of animal feed to bring.

If you would like to help Farmer Mary continue to care for and feed all the animals, Winterpast Farm Petting Zoo has an Amazon Wish List. Thank you for supporting a small local farm family animal rescue. #winterpastfarm #wakeforest #pettingzoo #farmermary #farmher #ncag #ncfarm #incubator #hatchingeggs #quaileggs #duckeggs #chickeneggs #hatch #waiting #supportlocalsmallfarms

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