The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[bamachicks8]

ok opinion needed one of the chickens that hatched has a smaller left wing she can't stay upright. has anyone had this happen should I cull her or is there a solution?

 

[chickenbaby9194]

@Happy Chooks
@Sally Sunshine
@anyone else who seems to work at this website haaha

I am new to this site this year and I was wondering, are contests always going on? It is AWESOME!

LET ME KNOW!

 

[chickenpooplady]

haha my husband says "ya but my gun doesn't have to eat" to which i tell him "you feed it plenty of bullets" and that usually quiets him up

My Cutest Easter Chick Contest entries, for those that don't take a look at the thread. These were taken today.

I didn't really have what I wanted to work with, but tried my best to make it 'Easter' related.

3buff & 1 white silkie..

So cute!

 

[ronott1]

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I would sprinkle a bit on the food to make sure the sick one gets it. After that it will not hurt them to have it free choice every once in a while. They will know how much they need.

I hope they get better soon!

 

[jbenson]

My two plastic tote brooders are moved outside to the shed side of the coop with modified heat lamp positioning. It's about 85 down at chick level. I think they will do fine since there are so many of them so they can sleep in a big chicken-pile, but I already miss having them in the house and playing with them while in my jammies. But I will appreciate having my office back. If I can sell enough chicks, one of these brooders might come back in the house in two weeks when I hatch again, or else I'll just have to make a 3rd

. Hope this improves the attitude of the hubs about so many chicks (out of sight out of mind?)

 

[Arielle]

I have BCM in the incubator with Orpingtons now, my DH said it is more than enough now. Since the NYD hatch I have not turned off either incubator. He has no idea we have over 200 chicks. He just knows I buy a bag of chick feed a week.

I just loaded up with BCM and BO tonight-- lovely combination to look at!

 

[Arielle]

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[Arielle]

Guess I need to finish this hatch up. It was my first hatch ever and I had shipped eggs. Set 15 eggs, pulled 5 during candling that were clear. Hatched 6 out of the remaining 10.

2 Wheaton Marans
3 Americaunas
1 Blue Marans

Overall not bad for a firt timer using shipped eggs.
Now to find my next batch!

 

[mick10940]

So how many hatched in the hatch a long?
We had 12 out of 14 eggs hatch, but I wasn't in time to enter . Had fun just the same.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Happy Chooks
@Sally Sunshine
@anyone else who seems to work at this website haaha

I am new to this site this year and I was wondering, are contests always going on? It is AWESOME!

LET ME KNOW!

They have several hatch a longs a year. also its great to check the BYC contests section of the forum on occasion. https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15879/sponsored-content-contests-and-giveaways Not sure what hatch-a-long is next or who will be handling them though. Glad you liked the contests!