12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[Meg-in-MT]

Great! will you send @OneMountainAcres a conversation and let her know how many you set?

Yes, already did! Thank you, Kathy!

 

[ronott1]

Hello! I just stumbled across this thread again realizing that everything lines up perfectly with my plans! I've been intending to help incubate a dozen chicken eggs for a kindergarten class for a while now, lending my incubator, teaching them, and helping them have the fun experience of incubation and of course the baby chicks in the end! I planned to set the eggs this Sunday, March 14th, without even realizing until now that the hatch date is Easter!!!
So might as well join in on the fun!
I joined last year's easter hatch-a-long with my very first artificial incubation (I had had some broodies hatch over the years) and got lots of help from this amazing community and fell in love with incubating and here I am again!
I will be incubating;
12 Chicken eggs setting on March 14th to hatch on April 4th, Easter!
Can't wait!!

It is good to see you back!

I set 24 barnyard mix eggs. Very excited to see what the chicks look like! Last year we had really low fertility, but there are three more roos out there this year.

I hope the fertility is better this year!

Sorry Ron. I had to purchase my new chicks. I had no broody to set any this year.

I hope you get a broody next year!

Final count is 76 eggs. No hen's went broody, so I'm not going to count the dozen in the coop.

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Stacked eggs! How fun!

I have put my eggs in yesterday the 13th do I need to sign up anywhere or not also this is such a coincidence I only joined BYC today and put eggs in yesterday without seeing this so I’m at happy that I did just would like to know if I have to sign up anywhere

Welcome!

It's yes for me but the number of quail eggs that I'll set is still undetermined. I'll be setting all of the button quail eggs that I've collected by then on March 19th. I'll also set coturnix quail eggs in the same incubator on March 17th if I have any.

You will be setting all the eggs!

Thank you! It’s my first ever incubator hatch. Eggs were chosen and prepared to the best of my ability. However, I have no expectation other than to learn something. The labels keep track of some reasons why an egg might not hatch, such as dirty egg, parents’ fertility, age of egg, etc. My current profile banner photo contains the pedigree.
Pierre, a 6 year old EE proven sire. Pajamas, his grandson EE. Also 2 Naked Neck cockerels from Pierre with a proven EE hen to see if they’re fertile.

(I need to figure out how to start separate threads for photo record-keeping of egg production and pedigrees)

It sounds like you are well on the way to having a good hatch!

Dang, I didn't realise yesterday was the set date, I've been so busy, @casportpony . I have a few eggs saved, I'll start up the incubator when I get home and pop them in tomorrow. I'll send her a conversation when I do so.

It is good that you had some eggs saved up!

I received my 6 Goose Eggs on Thursday, let them sit in an egg crate for a couple of days (tilting twice a day). Put them in the incubator yesterday. Looks like I will have to hand turn them, the NR360 rack is just a little small for the monster (Embden) goose eggs, lol.
Ron

I hope the goose eggs hatch well!

 

[BullChick]

Dang, I didn't realise yesterday was the set date, I've been so busy, @casportpony . I have a few eggs saved, I'll start up the incubator when I get home and pop them in tomorrow. I'll send her a conversation when I do so.

I was wondering why you hadn’t joined.

 

[JCaseyHammond]

I'll have to turn them all by hand. Normally I use foam cartons, but I don't have any this time. I've been known to tilt the whole incubator side to side for turning. It's not recommended since the heat distribution is thrown off. I can't do it with this bunch since I'd probably crack a few.

Wow thank you

 

[featherhead007]

These little ones aren’t so bad!

 

[CSolis]

Just started my eggs in the new Nurture Right, so I'll be too late for Easter.. OOPS!

 

[casportpony]

Just started my eggs in the new Nurture Right, so I'll be too late for Easter.. OOPS!

Chicken eggs? If so, not too late!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

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Will you all look at this list and verify the information is correct?

• If your name is missing, please let us know.​
• Is yes, no, or maybe for setting eggs correct? If not correct, please let us know.​
• If you are setting eggs, please send a conversation to @OneMountainAcres and let her know the number of eggs that you set.​

Member	Setting eggs
@AgnesGray	yes
@Alaskaliz	yes
@AmesHillFarm	yes
@Anne02	yes
@Arkhams Joker	yes
@AusHen	yes
@Awakening Forest	yes
@awesomeayams	maybe
@BantyChooks	maybe
@BCPFarm	yes
@Beer can	maybe
@BesideStillWaters	yes
@beth1004	yes
@BirdsBeesTrees	yes
@BlueBaby	yes
@bonz4bon	yes
@BullChick	yes
@ButtonHoarder	maybe
@CaramelKittey	yes
@casportpony	yes
@Cazook	maybe
@Ceciliasflock	maybe
@cherrynberry	yes
@Chicka_deee	yes
@chicken1234	yes
@ChickenCanoe	maybe
@chickenfarmergal	yes
@Chookwagn	yes
@CluckNDoodle	yes
@Corbdee	yes
@Croco Rico	yes
@Cynthia12	maybe
@DallasChickyMomma	maybe
@dandiducks	yes
@Derangedplanet	yes
@Di's Ladys	yes
@Draconias	maybe
@drumstick diva	maybe
@duck3241	maybe
@EggSighted4Life	yes
@electrycmonk	maybe
@elizabethu42	yes
@Enn	maybe
@Faraday40	yes
@FearLuna	yes
@ForTheLoveOfSilkies	maybe
@gimmie birdies	maybe
@goldbean	yes
@HappyDuckie	maybe
@homeschoolin momma	yes
@Honora	yes
@humblehillsfarm	no
@hysop	no
@JaeG	yes
@Janj76	maybe
@JCaseyHammond	maybe
@jeapa	no
@JewelBirds	maybe
@jolenesdad	maybe
@JustAChickenLoverOverHere	maybe
@K0k0shka	no
@KalahariFerrari	maybe
@Katiewshrum	maybe
@kelseyk	yes
@Knighstar679	yes
@LadiesAndJane	maybe
@LadyCluck77	yes
@Lilysbackgardenchickens	yes
@Lydia Huizenga	yes
@MandaRae	yes
@mandi427	yes
@Meg-in-MT	maybe
@Misfits Farm 92	maybe
@MissMonty	maybe
@muddy75	maybe
@Mvan42	yes
@Nero70002	maybe
@Oldhallchicks	yes
@oldhenlikesdogs	no
@OneMountainAcres	yes
@owlbaby	yes
@Parront	yes
@Peep_Show	yes
@Pensmaster	yes
@PETLOVER07	yes
@pipdzipdnreadytogo	maybe
@Poco Pollo	maybe
@Poultry mum	no
@pozees2	yes
@Pullet Press	no
@Pyxis	yes
@Razadia	maybe
@RedneckAccountant	yes
@Riv-6	maybe
@rkadish	yes
@ronott1	maybe
@ronott1	maybe
@Rysktal	yes
@Saint Albans	maybe
@sekeyslaks	yes
@shaila	yes
@ShannonsChimkens	maybe
@shawluvsbirds	yes
@SheaLoner	no
@smfarman	yes
@spartacus_63	maybe
@stormgirl82	yes
@StuckeyFarm	yes
@SulkyBantam	no
@The Cave	yes
@The Cottages	yes
@The Moonshiner	yes
@The Moonshiner	maybe
@TheDawg	maybe
@tribalacres	maybe
@Trisseh	yes
@UThobbyfarmer	yes
@ValerieLovesChickens	yes
@Vantic	yes
@Verna Y	yes
@wf1992	no
@Willow2253	maybe

I’m not going to set eggs
My gamefowl hen went broody and she stole all the eggs. I’m happy she went broody though.

 

[Chickeria]

Welcome!

Thank you
I'm so eggcited (it's my first chick-hatch^^)

 

[Lydia Huizenga]

I’m not going to set eggs
My gamefowl hen went broody and she stole all the eggs. I’m happy she went broody though.

I think broody still counts!