11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

[Phillisy]

Adorable!

Agreed! I’m just gonna casually pop them in the brooder with all the yellow Welsh babies, and play dumb if anyone questions them lol.

 

[AgnesGray]

Agreed! I’m just gonna casually pop them in the brooder with all the yellow Welsh babies, and play dumb if anyone questions them lol.

I've thought about adding cayugas with my WH's, but so far haven't found the right way to slip them in. That's a cutie! Congrats!

 

[ronott1]

Is it too late for me to join? I didn’t even realize this was a thing but I just happen to have set my maran eggs on March 21st at 11:00 am! Here is a pic of them before incubating and the one that has pipped as of today.

Those are very pretty eggs!

 

[ronott1]

Me too. Purchased extra gas cans in case

Costco had one that runs on both propane and gas!

 

[ronott1]

Two are out. Love the Bresse. Hatch like popcorn usually. The insulated box for incubator is working well. 58 degrees in barn right now.

Bresse do hatch well!

 

[ronott1]

4/6 speckled sussex eggs hatched already yesterday one egg is still pipped the other died early on they started pipping in the other bator where theres no humidity so one i helped as it was stuck the rest hatched themselves one has a leg problem its not even the one I helped it keeps falling to its side so its in a cup
0/6 barred eggs hatched so far most died early on only two made it to lockdown and im pretty sure ones already dis so i have no hopes on the other hatching this is the third time trying to hatch them first only 1/1 hatched second time only 2/3 hatched 3 time 0/3 hatched so i dont have hopes on them the roo ill be culling in a few months as hes getting aggressive out of no where i already took away all his hens and gave them to his father whose sweet as pie I gave him hens I can take them away aswell heres the three chicks View attachment 2083465View attachment 2083466View attachment 2083467
Heres A video of the first hatching

Thanks for the video!

 

[ronott1]

I may have just bought a thing... or 4 .
I was playing with the idea of crossing my Welsh Harlequin boys with Cayuga girls, to get some fun colours, and someone local had these (she had 2 Cayuga hens, a Rouen hen, and a mixed hen in with a Cayuga drake), hatched yesterday, so I inquired and as luck had it they were in her truck, and she was on the road 2 minutes away from my house... who was I to deny fate she brought them straight to my door.


This ones eyebrows kill me.
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[Melontine]

12.5 hrs without power and counting. Looks like it’ll be out all day, maybe even into tomorrow.
Incubator without power for 10.5 hrs already, I’ve been keeping them as warm as possible. With the windows fogged up and blankets covering, but I see pips! Fingers crossed some of them survive.

 

[hysop]

So at 4am to 8am (EST) it will be in the 40s. I have my incubator in the living room which tends to get chilly at night.

I don’t want to unplug it and move it this late (Day 20). In the future I will be incubating in a more controlled room.

For now, should I wrap a towel around to trap heat in tonight since I have a Nurture Right 360? Or since it’s a new incubator it should be fine?

 

[hysop]

12.5 hrs without power and counting. Looks like it’ll be out all day, maybe even into tomorrow.
Incubator without power for 10.5 hrs already, I’ve been keeping them as warm as possible. With the windows fogged up and blankets covering, but I see pips! Fingers crossed some of them survive.

Sorry about the power outage but so happy your eggs are on their last days. Fingers crossed they make it!