7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long

[howfunkyisurchicken]

^ This is perfect, thats me in the middle

 

[darkbluespace]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/734386/chick-emoticons/30#post_16071989
I'm so sorry to hear that! Might have been a humidity issue. I hope you try again. What incubator do you have?
. So exciting. What day did you set??
Hey @darkbluespace! How have you been? Are you hatching?? Silkies?? Missed you!
Did you make that incubator? It looks awesome!!
I love paint silkies! I should have paint eggs soon! Congrats on the baby!!

Hi, I am pretty good! My son had strep over Christmas and I got it too, but barely. It actually has been nice to have a long break from things and take it easy. He can't eat so I haven't even cooked!

I am hatching more silkies from the breeder I get most of my eggs from. I very sadly, and I hate to tell you this, lost most all my lavender and porcelain and all but one of my paint silkies to a determined family of raccoons. . I probably cried like I had lost my firstborn. I am mostly recovered and I still have my last 7 silkies, a paint rooster, black and showgirl hens and showgirl rooster. I think they hatched in August or Sept. so it will be awhile before they lay.

I am so glad you are hatching your own eggs! How many do you have, from what colors? I set mine on the 11 th and they are doing nothin' right now.

I hope your holidays have been good, sounds like you were super busy! How are the kiddos? Do they get excited for chicks??

 

[shahtir101]

Old pic, but this is her right before she started laying... mom was Legbar, dad was a big girl chasing Silkie, lol...

 

[shahtir101]

I've had several Silkie/EEs, most of them laid green eggs, some brown. They were pretty hens and great broodies!

Now I really want to get started on my EE serama project

 

[Cynthia12]

Old pic, but this is her right before she started laying... mom was Legbar, dad was a big girl chasing Silkie, lol...

That is so cool looking! Love it.

 

[Cynthia12]

No fair! I already used this one! lol..cute one isn't it?

 

[cree57i]

4 pips also. This one was the first to pip. About 4 hrs from pip to hatch.

What are you hatching this year?

 

[darkbluespace]

I'm thinking of trying and EE Silkie, lol...

Someone from a hatch a long last Summer had silkie/EE mixes that were white with black spots! They were so cute and they kept hatching out like that.

 

[Jessimom]

Ok, I am so excited for these pips!! But when did everyone set theirs? I'm not expecting any pips until tomorrow - or maybe Friday.....I feel left out!!!

Absolutely beautiful photos everyone is posting!! I love the horse and all the chickens, and the adorable cutie, and the chili boot!

Happy hatching!

 

[Cynthia12]

Who has seen this one? The whole thing with the music. Seems strange to me. I just can't imagine them like this. I just can't!