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

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4/12/12 at 10:02am

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Just voted on the flapper and look alike contest... difficult to pick one! They were all soooooo good! A big Thank you to all who played.

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4/12/12 at 10:10am

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Just voted on the flapper and look alike contest... difficult to pick one! They were all soooooo good! A big Thank you to all who played.

I think it would be great if there was a BYC page with all of the Look-A-Like Pics that have been entered in all the various contests here. They always make me smile when I see them! It would be a great pick-me-up whenever I needed one if they were in one place.

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4/12/12 at 10:21am

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I just tested the temp with my cooking probe that I used for the LG and although it says 100 at the top of the eggs like my other thermometer they both say 94 at the bottom of the egg! No wonder they are so late, wet and dying. This last chick is much more lively since I gave it sugar vitamin water but the vessels are still pretty big.

Proud Navy Wife, Army Veteran, mom to KK- 3, and V- 6 mo., 1 Boxer- Hurley and hopefully some fuzzy butts soon!

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Proud Navy Wife, Army Veteran, mom to KK- 3, and V- 6 mo., 1 Boxer- Hurley and hopefully some fuzzy butts soon!

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4/12/12 at 10:23am

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The Winner of

12. Crazypetlady's [image] 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.

Is Terri Fors [Fuzzybird]

Terri please pm me your info, CONGRATS!!

Lots of pets. Not enough chickens, a bad hatching addiction and a great DH. ;)I SWEAR I'm gonna unplug the incubator soon. I NOW sell hatching eggs/chicks/chickens!!. Serama 3 coat types, Hedemora, Tolbunts 2 frizzled pens,1 smooth. Cream-Crestedlegbar, Isbars, Oladnsk Dwarf, SQ Mille Fluer d'uccles, Cuckoo Silkies, Russian Orlaff, SFH, Rhodebars, Bielefelders, Partridge Barthuners, White...

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Lots of pets. Not enough chickens, a bad hatching addiction and a great DH. ;)I SWEAR I'm gonna unplug the incubator soon. I NOW sell hatching eggs/chicks/chickens!!. Serama 3 coat types, Hedemora, Tolbunts 2 frizzled pens,1 smooth. Cream-Crestedlegbar, Isbars, Oladnsk Dwarf, SQ Mille Fluer d'uccles, Cuckoo Silkies, Russian Orlaff, SFH, Rhodebars, Bielefelders, Partridge Barthuners, White...

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4/12/12 at 10:43am

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Originally Posted by kvmommy

I just tested the temp with my cooking probe that I used for the LG and although it says 100 at the top of the eggs like my other thermometer they both say 94 at the bottom of the egg! No wonder they are so late, wet and dying. This last chick is much more lively since I gave it sugar vitamin water but the vessels are still pretty big.

Is it a still air? If so then yeah, people get best results hatching at 102 F measuring at top of eggs.

There's so little to fear from hatching even chickens dare. In fact, it's so easy a turkey can do it.

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There's so little to fear from hatching even chickens dare. In fact, it's so easy a turkey can do it.

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4/12/12 at 10:44am

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I just tested the temp with my cooking probe that I used for the LG and although it says 100 at the top of the eggs like my other thermometer they both say 94 at the bottom of the egg! No wonder they are so late, wet and dying. This last chick is much more lively since I gave it sugar vitamin water but the vessels are still pretty big.

incubator !

*** Beth ***

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/swap-stuff

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*** Beth ***

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/swap-stuff

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4/12/12 at 10:51am

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This is so dang cute! Hope this works... http://vimeo.com/fredmargulies/robins

Wonderful family, very understanding husband when it comes to chickens, dogs, birds, one big Golden Retriever, and thankful to the Lord for all!

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Wonderful family, very understanding husband when it comes to chickens, dogs, birds, one big Golden Retriever, and thankful to the Lord for all!

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4/12/12 at 10:53am

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Originally Posted by 1muttsfan

Small Batch Hatch

Winner!

to SChunn! She hatched

9/12 for a 75% success rate

and a GFM membership

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Originally Posted by crazypetlady

The Winner of

12. Crazypetlady's [image] 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.

Is Terri Fors [Fuzzybird]

Terri please pm me your info, CONGRATS!!

Congratulations Terri, great story! Congratulations SChunn on the great hatch rate and cute chicks!

I voted for the Flappers and Celeb Lookalike, was sooo hard to pick just one!

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4/12/12 at 10:55am

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I also thought you guys might like this video of one of my EO's hatching out -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWIGw3b8sJs&feature=youtube_gdata

Thanx. Love the happy stuff. It's been a little sad to read about so many chick troubles. So I am enjoying your happy hatching chick. Do all EOs hatch yellow?

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Small Batch Hatch

Winner!

to SChunn! She hatched

9/12 for a 75% success rate

Good work, SChunn! Hatching is hard work for the incubator operator ... and the chicks, too, of course.

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The Winner of

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

Is Terri Fors [Fuzzybird]

CONGRATS!!

Yes. CONGRATS!!

-Enjoying eggs of heterotic hens because I lack the ability & patience to succeed in a purebred world. (credit msucares.com/poultry/commercial/history.html)

-As Aunt Augusta says: I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately...

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-Enjoying eggs of heterotic hens because I lack the ability & patience to succeed in a purebred world. (credit msucares.com/poultry/commercial/history.html)

-As Aunt Augusta says: I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately...

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4/12/12 at 10:58am