12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[Kiki]

They are quail eggs.
When is the cut off date for quail eggs? The 23rd?

 

[The Cave]

Well... I named one Nugget last year. And I know someone who named a chick Rotisserie...

Thats amazing and I will be stealing Nugget

I have three EE eggs with Bielefelder or Wyandotte roos. Don't know what will hatch...lol

Can't wait to see these chicks !

Blue/Black Silver Birchen Marans, Wheaten Marans, Lavender Ameraucanas, White Ameraycanas, Olive Eggers, and Polkies (Polish/Silkie crosses).

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Polish/Silkie crosses! I cannot wait

 

[Josip]

Am on day 2 and cant wait to candle eggs is it too soon to candle on day 4?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...from-egg-to-baby-chick.1451443/#post-24155357

 

[Parront]

Thank Goodness for Air Conditioning!

I did lose one hen last summer. I had to add a another mist nozzle to the run for them

I had chickens in the outer limits of the city of Riverside, in the 80's, they liked lots of pans of water and I ran the sprinkler a lot. Never had the advantages of chatting with other chicken keepers like this back then. But, I had Grandparents who had kept chickens, that helped!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Quick question. I know that the consensus here is 'set all the eggs', but should I set this one?

It had quite a bit of poo on it, and, as you can see, despite how tremendously careful and gentle I tried to be when I wiped it off, it took a lot of the outer color of the egg with it. I assume this means that the bloom in those patches has been destroyed. Considering all this, is this egg even safe to set?


I got this egg, I think from Vivienne, plus one more today from Mavis. Mavis is who I most want to hatch from because her color is kind of unique, so I was super excited to get another egg from her, but sadly my hand slipped when I was inspecting it for imperfections and I dropped her egg. I'm so upset that I let that happen! Hopefully she'll lay another one tomorrow so I can set it then.

 

[BullChick]

Am on day 2 and cant wait to candle eggs is it too soon to candle on day 4?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...from-egg-to-baby-chick.1451443/#post-24155357

Not too early!

 

[BullChick]

Quick question. I know that the consensus here is 'set all the eggs', but should I set this one?

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It had quite a bit of poo on it, and, as you can see, despite how tremendously careful and gentle I tried to be when I wiped it off, it took a lot of the outer color of the egg with it. I assume this means that the bloom in those patches has been destroyed. Considering all this, is this egg even safe to set?


I got this egg, I think from Vivienne, plus one more today from Mavis. Mavis is who I most want to hatch from because her color is kind of unique, so I was super excited to get another egg from her, but sadly my hand slipped when I was inspecting it for imperfections and I dropped her egg. I'm so upset that I let that happen! Hopefully she'll lay another one tomorrow so I can set it then.

Yes!

 

[Josip]

Not too early!

What is for you best time to candle ?

 

[Parront]

Quick question. I know that the consensus here is 'set all the eggs', but should I set this one?

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It had quite a bit of poo on it, and, as you can see, despite how tremendously careful and gentle I tried to be when I wiped it off, it took a lot of the outer color of the egg with it. I assume this means that the bloom in those patches has been destroyed. Considering all this, is this egg even safe to set?


I got this egg, I think from Vivienne, plus one more today from Mavis. Mavis is who I most want to hatch from because her color is kind of unique, so I was super excited to get another egg from her, but sadly my hand slipped when I was inspecting it for imperfections and I dropped her egg. I'm so upset that I let that happen! Hopefully she'll lay another one tomorrow so I can set it then.

I would set it! I washed the living sh*t off the duck eggs

 

[JCaseyHammond]

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Thank you! This reminds me of 3 years ago, after burying one of my beloved roosters who succumbed to a predator. I told myself, stop crying, there’s going to be losses. Candled the eggs under his broody hen. Inside three of their eggs, saw hearts beating