460: Pascale Pearce on Egg Incubation for Beginners.
Making the hatching of backyard chickens easy and fun.

In This Podcast:
If you are not careful, you might find that hatching eggs can quite easily develop into a passion, just ask Pascale Pearce! She took a job that needed her to hatch eggs at least once, so she knew what she was talking about – and now she loves to help others understand the process. She shares some key points about incubating bird eggs and starting the chicks off right. We also include a link to a great article from her with even more info!
Listen in and learn about:
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- Coming to the US for work and becoming an incubation specialist because of her passion
- Hatching eggs for herself and loving the process
- The wow factor for adults and kids alike
- How Brinsea entered the animal rescue arena
- The difference between brooders and incubators
- Brooders for home or hobbyists and up to the serious breeders
- Why incubators can be a better option
- Timing it right for slipping an egg into a nest
- Candling to peek into the egg’s growth
- How to start raising birds
- Turning the eggs – automatically is easier
- Why turning is important
- A great starting point for school children
- How the timing of egg laying works for the chickens
- Local resources for chicken eggs
- The basic equipment needed to hatch and raise chicks
- What to expect while during the incubation process
- How to know when you are done incubating
- When to take the hatched chicks out of the incubator
- Setting up the brooder for the new chicks
- Helpful advice to start off and gain confidence
- Amazingly helpful resources available online at their website
As well as:
Her failure – Prematurely helping a struggling chick
Her success – Sharing this passion and helping people understand the process of hatching eggs
Her drive – Designing better products to meet what people want
Her advice – Never ever give up!
Pascale’s post on our Blog
Pascale’s Book recommendations:
Nest Birds and Incubators by Charles Deeming
How to reach Pascale:
Website: Brinsea.com
UrbanFarm.org/brinsea