New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Mid march hatch a long

post #1 of 286
2/24/12 at 9:23am
Thread Starter 

Have the eggs all ready and getting ready to set them in the incubator. 36 welsummers ! Anyone else setting eggs today ?

Got chickens ?
Reply
Got chickens ?
Reply

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Uncle Sam Expects You To Keep Hens and Raise Chickens!!
Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long
The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101
post #2 of 286
2/24/12 at 9:27am

I am waiting for mine to get here from the post office. Shouldn't be long. But then I will have to let them settle so I will probably be setting them tomorrow but it's pretty close. Have you hatched before?

SilkieJax. Breeder of White, Blue, Splash, and Partridge Silkies. https://www.facebook.com/Silkiejax

http://silkiejax.com/

Reply

SilkieJax. Breeder of White, Blue, Splash, and Partridge Silkies. https://www.facebook.com/Silkiejax

http://silkiejax.com/

Reply
post #3 of 286
2/24/12 at 9:32am

Not today, but I set 39 eggs 2 days agowee.gif....They're due mid March too. celebrate.gif38 are BC Marans and Blue, Black, Splash Marans eggs, with the 39th egg one of my Blue Silkie pair's test egg.  I'm so nervous fl.gif since I haven't hatched any chickens in over 2 years. It is chilly here and pretty dry too and all 4 of my thermometers/hydrometers read differently. I'm  trying to calibrate them, and not having good luck yet. The one reads 56% after >12 hours...agh! barnie.gifWellies are great birds! I want more of them someday too! I had a trio but both hens are gone now and I've only got a Roo (and his tail is always missing its feathers -he's such a submissive Roo- my other birds pull his tail feathers out! Grrrr!)

Let's keep track of our progress, k? 3 weeks is going to take an awful long time for me!

 

lucky lady who has 1 very patient hubby, 5 kids ages 15-28, 1 dog (+ a new puppy!!!!) 5 cats,  6 Mandarins, 4 Khaki Campbell ducks,  4 Sebastopol Geese (& 6 of their babies so far- all 6 sold), and about 30 chickens  (mostly BCM, with a few others...and new chicks  )

Reply

lucky lady who has 1 very patient hubby, 5 kids ages 15-28, 1 dog (+ a new puppy!!!!) 5 cats,  6 Mandarins, 4 Khaki Campbell ducks,  4 Sebastopol Geese (& 6 of their babies so far- all 6 sold), and about 30 chickens  (mostly BCM, with a few others...and new chicks  )

Reply
post #4 of 286
2/24/12 at 9:55am
I too am waiting on my PO to deliver my eggs today! Will be setting them tomorrow for them to hatch on my grandfathers birthday in rememberence in him. This is my first attempt at hatching, but not chicks. Can't wait! I have silkie and showgirl eggs coming!!!

Silkies, silkies, and more silkies!

Reply

Silkies, silkies, and more silkies!

Reply
post #5 of 286
2/24/12 at 10:13am

I am planning to set tomorrow. This will be my first hatch. Hopefully I will get a good hatch.fl.gif

Jen: Wife to Kevin, Mom to 3 boys, 3 Goats, 2 Dogs, 1Cat, & a whole bunch of Chickens (RIR, Barred Rock, Leghorns, & Silkies)& Guineas(Pearl, Lav, & Choc)

Reply

Jen: Wife to Kevin, Mom to 3 boys, 3 Goats, 2 Dogs, 1Cat, & a whole bunch of Chickens (RIR, Barred Rock, Leghorns, & Silkies)& Guineas(Pearl, Lav, & Choc)

Reply
post #6 of 286
2/24/12 at 4:13pm

My eggs arrived today. 11 black cooper marans eggs....i'm using a homemade incubator and this is my second time hatching. I''l put them in the bator tomorrow... hopping for a great hatch....and many girls. I have too many roosters.

20 chickens, 6 dogs, 4 cats.

Reply

20 chickens, 6 dogs, 4 cats.

Reply
post #7 of 286
2/25/12 at 2:21am
Thread Starter 

I have hatched lots and lots of eggs. My first hatch of the year is 3 weeks old now. Kept 10 out of the 24 that hatched out, gifted 12 of them to my neighbor and his kids. The 3 week olds are eating like everything, growing like weeds. Would be fun to keep up with our hatch a long.

Got chickens ?
Reply
Got chickens ?
Reply
post #8 of 286
2/25/12 at 2:26am
Thread Starter 

The prevous hatch had east eggers and welsummers. The easter eggers are so cute when they hatch out with their poofy little feathers on thier face, the welsummer x easter egger chicks from last year are now laying, so am getting green eggs, green eggs with spots, pink eggs and blue eggs. Makes the egg basket interesting looking !

Where is everone from ?

Got chickens ?
Reply
Got chickens ?
Reply
post #9 of 286
2/25/12 at 7:35am

NW New Jersey frow.gif

lucky lady who has 1 very patient hubby, 5 kids ages 15-28, 1 dog (+ a new puppy!!!!) 5 cats,  6 Mandarins, 4 Khaki Campbell ducks,  4 Sebastopol Geese (& 6 of their babies so far- all 6 sold), and about 30 chickens  (mostly BCM, with a few others...and new chicks  )

Reply

lucky lady who has 1 very patient hubby, 5 kids ages 15-28, 1 dog (+ a new puppy!!!!) 5 cats,  6 Mandarins, 4 Khaki Campbell ducks,  4 Sebastopol Geese (& 6 of their babies so far- all 6 sold), and about 30 chickens  (mostly BCM, with a few others...and new chicks  )

Reply
post #10 of 286
2/25/12 at 8:48am

Easternshore of Maryland woot.gif

Silkies, silkies, and more silkies!

Reply

Silkies, silkies, and more silkies!

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Uncle Sam Expects You To Keep Hens and Raise Chickens!!
Join Our 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long
The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101