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Yes - I'm hoping for better hatch success, and all the rest I mentioned: Stronger chicks with a better chance of survival, and to grow healthier and mature faster. I have no idea whether there's truth in the practice, but I thought it would be a fun experience. However, since I'm not hatching...

I set eggs a day or so early, on Feb. 11th, but hatch date (today!) is still very close to the Full Moon (March 7th, Tuesday). So far so good.... Of 39 eggs set, I had one not fertilized, and three very early quitters. Hatch is in progress: 20 healthy chicks, 9 pipped in progress, and 6 not yet...

Did you know ... Many folks believe that hatching eggs just before Full Moon, or when the moon is in the zodiac signs of Capricorn, Cancer or Pisces, have a better hatch rate, are stronger, and have a better chance of survival? And that the birds grow healthier and mature faster? I don't know if...