Twenty days ago I put 60 or so eggs from our barn chickens in an incubator. This morning, the first chick emerged while I was having breakfast. It is interesting to set eggs, turning them three times a day, being sure there is some water in the base and then three days before they are due adding lots of water and not turn them at all. Just letting them sit there at 99-1/2 degrees F. I can move any chicks after 24 hours and they are fully dry to a brooder (in our case a water trough with heat lamp over it). They do not need feed or water for 24 hours. Mother Nature delivers them ready to go. I will leave the eggs to incubate three more days to see what comes out. After that it is over.