First Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon- Join us! Set Day: Easter - Page 59

Well, the araucana & silkie/showgirl eggs were ordered many weeks ago, just scheduled to be sent when I was finished with the Easter hatch.  The serama & paint showgirls, okay, those were an impulse buy............

I have to go apply heat to the first set of eggs before I head to bed.  Today's eggs need to sit until tomorrow.

Yeah, those turkeys have been cooking since Sunday....................hmmm, when do you think I should candle

Deb

Looks like each turkey is going to have it's own personal tutor,      with substitutes to give the regular tutors a break!!

Well, I just had to give candling a try tonight. I just checked a couple eggs, but I saw action in most of them I checked. All of the Wishard Bronze I candled had veins (I checked 3). I checked 1 Black -winged Bronze and saw veins, and 1 Bourbon Redand saw nothing. I just took a quick iPhone pic but I might get out my nice camera, as these were way easier to check than chicken eggs.

Have we gotten a final tally on the number of chicks hatched fro the Easter yet? My curiosity is killing me! Anyone know?

Originally Posted by Jessshan8 

Have we gotten a final tally on the number of chicks hatched fro the Easter yet? My curiosity is killing me! Anyone know?

Yes, we do have a number but it's not public yet. It will be very, very soon. Unfortunately many people did not play "by the rules" and posted their answers late. So while the number for the contest for the Brinsea must follow the rules the actual number hatched is a bit different. And people are still reporting in so even if we posted a number it would be different in a few hours.

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Originally Posted by Jessshan8 

Have we gotten a final tally on the number of chicks hatched fro the Easter yet? My curiosity is killing me! Anyone know?

Yes, we do have a number but it's not public yet. It will be very, very soon. Unfortunately many people did not play "by the rules" and posted their answers late. So while the number for the contest for the Brinsea must follow the rules the actual number hatched is a bit different. And people are still reporting in so even if we posted a number it would be different in a few hours.

Originally Posted by Arielle 

I'm a stickler for numbers, so late is more accurate than "by the rules"  We had trouble getting everyone to post original set numbers too so maybe the same protocol can be followed--harass the late posters into giving up their numbers! 

Perhaps thread organizers can PM each person who is missing data--look at the original set list, put it in alfabetical order, take the hatch list put it in alfabetacal order and compare for missing info. Can you tell I lived in numbers in my previous life??????

I set 7... but I'm not officially IN the hatch with the rest of ya.. so I didn't bother to fill out the forms

Also, as far as the "hatched" number goes, it would be to my benefit if they that the number submitted by the deadline, as I never in a bazillion years would have dreamed the 10,000+ started, so obviously my number is significantly lower.  But I can understand wanting to use the "total" hatched.  I'm glad I'm not the ones making the decision! 

I set 7... but I'm not officially IN the hatch with the rest of ya.. so I didn't bother to fill out the forms

I set 7... but I'm not officially IN the hatch with the rest of ya.. so I didn't bother to fill out the forms

I have a question.  I'm using an LG w/fan. I have a digital and a meat thermometer, and they are both registering about the same.  I am not using the turner, so I'm propping one side up and then the other to turn, as I have them set in egg cartons.  When the side is down, the top of the egg is only registering 98.  When it is up, the top of the egg is registering 101.  (It was 100 when flat)  Should I raise the temp to 102 when it is up, so that hopefully it will be 99 when down?      And  have I already doomed my poor eggs??? 

  I would, I don't think it will hurt at all and I think the lower temps so far will be fine.  It's the high spikes that are deadly......but don't listen to me, I won the worst hatch award in the Easter hatch!   

Also, I think someone should just add Yinepu, since they are hatching anyway.   

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Also, as far as the "hatched" number goes, it would be to my benefit if they that the number submitted by the deadline, as I never in a bazillion years would have dreamed the 10,000+ started, so obviously my number is significantly lower.  But I can understand wanting to use the "total" hatched.  I'm glad I'm not the ones making the decision! 

You know, that kinda' worked itself out.  Lots of people guessed low because of the number signed up when they guessed, then, lots of people didn't report their numbers or had bad hatches.  The guess that won was 2900.

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Originally Posted by craz e laid e 

 

Also, as far as the "hatched" number goes, it would be to my benefit if they that the number submitted by the deadline, as I never in a bazillion years would have dreamed the 10,000+ started, so obviously my number is significantly lower.  But I can understand wanting to use the "total" hatched.  I'm glad I'm not the ones making the decision! 

While I do see your point we have rules to stop chaos. We all agreed on the rules in the beginning of the hatch and there were no dissenters at that time. If we "break" the rules to include a few late hatchers, unfortunately, that opens up people being unhappy. Who's then to judge when we stop counting late additions? It's easier to stick by the rules even though there will always be "what ifs." We all I think had a fun hatch and that's what it's really about. We may extend the deadline next year a day or so, but we may not, also.