12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[CluckNDoodle]

Interesting discussion of roosters...I have 2 roosters, 1 black based & 1 blue. My hens are all black based so any blue chicks will be the babies of the blue rooster. The blue rooster is the subordinate one but so far the majority of the chicks have all been blue! Don’t know how the theory applies here!
Candled a few eggs tonight & saw some development, so so far so good this hatch.

Here they are, not sure how helpful it is because they don't actually show generations further down the line. Like what the splits would produce when bred but I still found it educational!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

So my silkie eggs are finally on the way! Will be here Friday morning. I will set Friday evening!

 

[Josip]

I just started !! 12 eggs in incubator

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...from-egg-to-baby-chick.1451443/#post-24155219

 

[CluckNDoodle]

We have severe weather warnings for tomorrow that are apparently bad enough that they're closing the school for the day. This is a first for me other than for hurricanes or that snow day we had 3 years ago, lol. I sure hope my incubators don't lose power...

 

[Pensmaster]

We have severe weather warnings for tomorrow that are apparently bad enough that they're closing the school for the day. This is a first for me other than for hurricanes or that snow day we had 3 years ago, lol. I sure hope my incubators don't lose power...

 

[Chicka_deee]

@Chicka_deee Your name ideas are lovely!

You could have a lot of fun matching chicken breeds to flowers. Here’s what I mean:
Roses of a violet color are called “blue”.

This reminds me that chickens of a gray color are also called “blue” or “lavender”.

(Rosa ‘Heirloom’)
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So now this Easter Egger’s name is Blue Rose (she also lays blue eggs)
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One thing I love about raising chickens is naming them! They don't have to be the most serious names but its still super fun coming up with different ideas
Blue Rose is so pretty!

 

[Josip]

One thing I love about raising chickens is naming them! They don't have to be the most serious names but its still super fun coming up with different ideas
Blue Rose is so pretty!

Go and see my thread, am on whole New level of naming

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I set chicken eggs will be the last hatch until spring

When did you set them and what are they? Send me a PM with how many you set!

 

[CSolis]

I missed yesterdays setting but I will likely set later today. I'll post when I do.

I still don't see me on the list and the answer is yes, I set eggs. Well, I'm not sitting on them per say, but they are in the incubator.

 

[589205]

My girls took a break from laying a few weeks so I'm running 4 days late as well...I just set 11 RIR & LO chicken eggs in an incubator earlier this afternoon. Not sure how well the hatching rates will turn out since the eggs were stored in a room temp of 72° prior to incubating but we'll see what happens.

EDIT: Just added 2 more eggs to incubator earlier today so now have started 13 total.
(6 RIRxLO cross and 7 LO eggs)