For the 12th year, the world can watch chickens hatch via the Oregon State University Extension Service livestream.
The livestream started Sunday and will document the chicks as they hatch. The expected hatch date is March 19, and the cameras will remain on until March 21.
Faculty and staff at the OSU Extension Office in Astoria set up cameras to bring the livestream to the public. Once the chicks hatch, they move from the incubator to a brooding pen where they remain until they are able to regulate their body temperatures, according to Julie Scism, education program assistant with the OSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program in Clatsop County…