Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long! - Page 840

im serious but dont know the price it might be wayyyy out there! 77535
 

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Argh! I am out. My incubator came unplugged during the night. Eggs ice cold this morning. My dogs bed is near the area, I think maybe he knocked the plug out. Sadness!!

Plug it back in and walk away!! I know I told the story of my broody who sat on the wrong nest in an 18* October fluke, right?? Well, I had seen her off of the nest mid-morning, and when I went to lock them up around 7, she was on the wrong nest (full of golf balls). I flipped! I put her back on and searched and everyone said put her back and hope for the best. I got chicks! It's amazing how resilient mother nature has designed this system. Have faith.

 

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Originally Posted by Melissa Rose 

You know it is not going to be a really good hatch when the boxes come in looking like this

 

I actually have an Anaheim pepper that I left out in the garden in a pot and it did not freeze  I did not cover it or protect it at all  Last summer was brutally dry and hot with 110 for days so this spring is moist and wet and I hope the summer stays below the tripple digits
 

 

THAT is why I double-box and ship in major foam. Holy moly.

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Originally Posted by Razadia 

I'm alive!! I think. Had a problem with the bator being unplugged again, so this time I just switched the plugs out. I'm still tired and I've been awake for a while now. All this talk of coffee makes me want to make a pot. Unfortunately we only have mom's gross non-dairy creamer.   

A great save when all the real milk and half-and-half are gone is to keep a few cans of evaporated milk around- not sweetened condensed, evaporated. It actually is VERY good.

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Originally Posted by chick-among-us 

ME ME ME!!! I will take them....how do I get there? LOL bet its huge road trip...silchins sound awesome and I love love love my broodys.!

 

 

 

If you can pay the shipping and for a box, they are totally yours. Super-sweet, but I'm out of room and I don't want him breeding in my separated flocks. I don't want him eaten, of course, though she can go in wherever. I'm happy to send them as a pair. She's just decided to sit again, but I can pull her off. She'll do it again within weeks of arriving, I'm sure!!

 

PM me your zip for an estimate if you're serious!!

 

 

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Originally Posted by rebelINny 

My sweet Buff Orpington Roo died today  I have hatched so many of his babies and he was so gentle and handsome! I am going to miss him. The other roo in the pen beat him up it seems.

        Oh I'm so sorry!  Buff orp roos are sooo gorgeous!  I hope you get a pure BO cockerel or 2 to hatch.

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And I've tested this recipe many times, found it by accident, and it's worth it! http://allrecipes.com/recipe/amish-white-bread/Detail.aspx    In fact I'm making two loaves right now.

 That's the white bread recipe I use all the time.  In fact, I've won the white bread class at my fair with that recipe for at least the last five years.  That is the loaf I was making which started the whole discussion of bread baking on this thread, many, many page ago, March 5th to be exact.  The only thing I've tweaked about it, is I add 2 Tbls nonfat dry milk.

 

Wow, this bread baking has really come full circle!

 

Deb

I have got to try this!  Someone gave me this recipe a few months ago and I never got around to it.  I need to make time to do this, it looks scrumptious!!!
 

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I wonder..........

Maybe next year one of the contests could have emu eggs as a prize. 

Or if one of us wins that lottery tonight we should "gift" everyone on this thread with emu eggs

I request a white emu, please.

 

Me too!!!    

 

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Originally Posted by wolftracks 

I was gone most of the day and didn't think to check my hatcher till just now. 106!!!!!! OMG!!! I don't even want to candle. I moved the lid to let them cool down, but I think I fried my babies!    

Oh no Kim!!!  I'm so sorry!  I don't know what to say.  I wish there was something more helpful than "I hope they are all right" but I do hope they are all right!  Remember this happened to me the hatch before last (with your and Karen's eggs) and I was absolutely sick over it!  I did still have a few hatch though.  The eggs apparently didn't get as warm as the bator got.  I so hope that is the case with yours too!    

 

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Originally Posted by Cynthia12 

Ok, going to give this a shot..my look alike...don't care for gaga..but when I picked my chick out for the look alike, I thought for sure I would find a similar hair do from that particular person.

LOL!  That is perfect!   *hahaha*   Your frizzled chick is definitely the cuter of the 2 chicks though!!!
 

Goooood morning hatchers!

Glad the yorkie is being treated. And Kim... no idea what to say. Every time I hatch with you you end up having some kind of incubator tragedy. Wonder if having an electrician come in would be beneficial? Maybe you're having power surges?

Hope everyone has a great day, I'm off to work!

WEEK THREE CONTESTS are now open today. thebirdguy states his week 2 baby picture contest is still open until tomorrow, but the incubator/hatcher contest is closed.

Check out the contest page, but our two week three contests are now open!

ChooksChick  Flapper Contest  WEEK THREE CONTEST

Post a picture of your fowl flapping in action! All fowl are accepted. It's difficult to get these shots, so start trying! Submissions must be taken by entrant. Post your shots between 31 March and 6 April and also PM to ChooksChick. A BYC poll will be open to decide the winner after the contests closes to submissions. OPEN TO ALL OF BYC, NOT JUST THE HATCHERS!

Prize: iron bell

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

Dont give up on the cold incubator eggs. My hen came off her nest-as in unbroodied herself- in December! When I discovered it the next day, the eggs were so cold- I thought for sure they had frozen. I only had a week to go until hatch, and I brought them all in- and put them in the incubator. In my haste, I didnt even give them time to come to room temperature and warm them up gradual. Just BOOM into the already warm incubator. 

They hatched!

 Its not over, until its OVER. 

Good luck!

Good Morning All,

Couple of ?'s here.

I candled last night and could see developing air sacs and movement in all but 2 eggs.

Being my first time doing this it seems like the movement is probably a good sign?

The eggs are so thick that I can't make out a whole lot else.

Do I need to candle one more time before lock down?

Thanks for any input.