Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 1055

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Originally Posted by kvmommy 

My little serama finally stopped chirping loudly and is finally taking a snooze.  I think she's tired.  I know she's lonely.  I think i'm going to try and brood her with the polish.  They're huge compared to her, but I don't know what else to do. I need to set up a different brooder.  The one I have is just too big I think.  I'm also going to try to create my own little eco-glow with my flex-watt heat tape.  I want to give her the best chance at survival.  I'm already so in love.  She is seriously the tiniest little thing.   

I put the Seramas in a shoe box sized plastic box up on a dish rack in the brooder for the 1st week or else I seem to lose them from the other chicks being to rough on them. I also crush up the chick crumble so it is easier for them to eat for the 1st few weeks. I have one now that hatched and I put it in with the quail it is about the same size.

I finally woke up to 8 quail hatched yesterday then another one later in the day. My final hatch 5 chicks 9 quail 14/100 14% almost all shipped eggs and a heat spike to 106F then a problem with the humidity. I'm glad I got anything.

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Originally Posted by chicken fever 

17 total hatched with 26 that made it to lockdown. Set 41.... I guess not bad for my first hatch!

Great job for first time!!

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Originally Posted by crazypetlady 

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Originally Posted by kvmommy 

My little serama finally stopped chirping loudly and is finally taking a snooze.  I think she's tired.  I know she's lonely.  I think i'm going to try and brood her with the polish.  They're huge compared to her, but I don't know what else to do. I need to set up a different brooder.  The one I have is just too big I think.  I'm also going to try to create my own little eco-glow with my flex-watt heat tape.  I want to give her the best chance at survival.  I'm already so in love.  She is seriously the tiniest little thing.   

I put the Seramas in a shoe box sized plastic box up on a dish rack in the brooder for the 1st week or else I seem to lose them from the other chicks being to rough on them. I also crush up the chick crumble so it is easier for them to eat for the 1st few weeks. I have one now that hatched and I put it in with the quail it is about the same size.

 

 

Big brooders work too with some adjustments. Place food and water in multi- locations or in the middle. As the chicks grow, and they grow fast, you will want to use the bigger brooder eventually. 

So glad you have a few!! 

I ended up with 21 chicks of 24 eggs set. So an 88% hatch rate. When is the Turkey hatchalong?? I have turkey eggs coming in the mail sometime this week, but they may be late.  Update on my son: He is doing better and finally able to have jello, broth, and juice after having nothing for four days. He may be able to come home tomorrow. That would mean I can too lol been here since Fri, so ready to sleep.

4 hatched out of 8.   one died trying to get outand one got eaten.  

And 2 from my incubator.   But I didn't report them as part of the hatch along....

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Originally Posted by Breshcandra 

4 hatched out of 8.   one died trying to get outand one got eaten.  

 

 

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Is there dog poo in there?

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12. Crazypetlady's    Poultry Short Story Contest WEEK THREE CONTEST

Write a less than 500 word short story regarding and starring poultry. You must include a picture or a drawing of one of the characters. Post your short story on the hatching thread and PM it to crazypetlady between 31 March and 6 April. A BYC poll will be made with the entries for voting. This contest is open to hatchers and non-hatchers, alike.

Prize: 6+ serama hatching eggs courtesy of crazypetlady!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/649402/marohnis-easter-hatch-a-long-short-story-contest-please-vote

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Originally Posted by Arielle 

If you have not posted your numbers yet .  . . . .  now is a good time . . . . . .because I'm dying to know the total number hatched!! 
 

 

I only had one baby actually hatch on Easter... and here he/she is...  and here is my entry for Cutest Easter Chick...

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Originally Posted by rebelINny 

I ended up with 21 chicks of 24 eggs set. So an 88% hatch rate. When is the Turkey hatchalong?? I have turkey eggs coming in the mail sometime this week, but they may be late.  Update on my son: He is doing better and finally able to have jello, broth, and juice after having nothing for four days. He may be able to come home tomorrow. That would mean I can too lol been here since Fri, so ready to sleep.

Poor kid...I bet everyone will be glad to go home.  Good luck on your Turkey Hatch and I'm glad your son is doing better!