Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

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to Mahonri's 3rd Annual,  BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! 

    Click HERE to see all the CONTESTS and PRIZES

PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER OF CHICKS YOU HATCHED ---->HERE   

THIS NUMBER NEEDS TO BE REPORTED BY APRIL 11TH, 2012 AT 11:59:59 PM "Mahonri time" MST.

 Feb 29 Newsbreak...…   

GUESS HOW MANY CHICKS WE'LL HATCH!  Be the closest to the number and you will win this!

Click the photo above to see the Mini Advance fully digital 7 egg incubator! 

Thanks to www.Brinsea.com for providing us with this great prize!
 

The spreadsheet for guesses has been recorded!

Guesses were made before 11:59:59PM on March 24th.

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Eggs to be set by Mahonri

TOTAL EGGS TO BE SET BY MAHONRI = 74

 #s  &  Breed

16 NotAFarm    ICELANDICS.......15 hatched 1 died, 14

14 Peachick     W/BW Ameraucanas.......................3

11 WMR         Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas.............3 

  7  ca            Rare Sulmtalers.............................6

  6  Peachick    Black/Blue Sumatras.......................1

  4  Renee       Project Ameraucanas......................1

  3  Renee       Gold Laced Orps.............................0

  3  Renee       Isabel/Porcelain Orps......................0

  3  Renee       BBSM Bantam Cochins....................1

  3  Renee       Small Dark Layers..........................1

  2  Renee       Chocolate Eng. Orps/OEs.................0

  2  ca           Sulmtaler X Ameraucanas................2

  Feb 19 NEWS FLASH!...........

Past news articles of interest.....

 PLEASE FILL OUT THE participation form HERE.   See the results HERE.

  Put yourself on the map HERE. Instructions are in the top left corner.

  Guess the number of eggs that will be set HERE. See results HERE.

  On Saturday, March 17th at high Noon (where ever you are) we set Chicken eggs... other poultry breed setting dates listed below...

  We want to hatch on April 7th, (the day BEFORE Easter Sunday)

button quail: 16 days to hatch; set March 22nd
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set March 20th
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set March 19th
other bantam and LF: 21 days to hatch; set March 17th!
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 15th
call duck: 26 days to hatch; set March 12th
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea: 28 days to hatch; set March 10th
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set March 6th -March 10th
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set March 3rd!
emu: approx. 53 days to hatch-- (set them on February 14th!)  let's hope nobody is setting emu!  

   AWESOME Hatching tips and hints revealed in this thread are listed HERE.

If you haven't done so, right now is the time to start communicating with breeders!   Now is the time to get your eggs lined up, (or to pray for your girls to start laying) to have your eggs arrive by March 16th so that you can set them at High Noon (your time) on March 17th, for an April 7th Hatch! (Day before Easter Sunday)  If you don't have a bator and can't plan for a broody, now is the time to get an incubator ordered or a homemade one built!

2 years ago my Easter Hatch was entitled the "Great Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Hatch of 2010", but since it was around Easter and since I've gotten baby chicks right around Easter every year for the past 4 years, it's become a tradition.  Last year in the 2nd Annual Hatch, we had over 170 participants!!!  The last NYD hatch went over that amount so I guess it is because BYC continues to grow.  Obviously, this HATCH-A-LONG is becoming a HUGE BYC Tradition.

So let's start discussing! .. and planning... So far, 6 GFM's will be given out  for various contests that we'll HATCH UP....  I've already had folks contact me about donating prizes, this could very well be the very BIGGEST BYC Hatch-A-Long ever and everyone is invited!!!

Who is hatching with me???!!!    

Many thanks to Laree, The Sheriff, Superchemicalgirl, NotAFarm, and Kathyinmo who have consented to help me with this Hatch-a-long.

Who is partcipating? --- 268 !!....

http://alphabetizer.flap.tv/index.php

   The lastest "Official list" of participants is found above.  If you don't see your name on it and you want to be a part of Our Easter Hatch PM me. If I put you on twice, PM me!  (I'm too tired to go through and compare again!)...

.... if you tell us you are "in", say so in the thread or by a PM to me, and you'll be added to this list!

Are y'all ready to      ? ! ! !

This will most likely be the biggest and best BYC Hatch along ever!

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Lock down... 4-3-12