A close-up picture of 9 perfectly fluffy baby chicks on straw. There are 2 almost white, 2 yellow, 1 brownish, 1 black-and-white, 1 grey, and 2 black ones.

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   Prof. Sam Lawler (sundogplanets@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Aug-2026 09:05:02 JST Prof. Sam Lawler

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   Chickies are still cute! And a couple more hatched!

   Pretty terrible hatch rate, though better than last time. Looking like it'll be something like 12 out of 45 rather than 7 out of 60 like the first round. Could be that fertility is just lower right now than in the spring (it's HOT and the day length is getting shorter). Or maybe I need to bump the temperature slightly lower next time.

   Who knows. Astrophysics is easy compared to biology. Too many variables!