The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Cynthia12]

I'm a total slacker. Looks like I'm gonna run to Safeway or Trader Joes and pick up some fertile eggs this morning. They should be ready for the 12:00 set time.

I wonder if the duck eggs at Whole Foods are fertile?

You are lucky to have a Trader Joes. Wish we had one close by.

 

[cindynkidsd]

So what does everyone plan on doing with all these chicks?
Hoping I will be able to join next year.

Ooh! 42 chicks? (I'm an optimist!) who knows? Build more pens!!!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

ITS SET DAY! EEEEEKKKKK..... So dang excited. I currently have 12 Americana's, 12 EE's, and then I'm waiting the long 1 1/2 hour to go pickup my OE. There will be 13-15 of those. We held out till to day so I could get a few more eggs. I should be home right at set time, unless there is horrible traffic. I'm so EXCITED. 2nd hatch, the bator will be almost 100% full.. eeekk!

Hey! You will have a looot of chickies before you know it..then what? Are you keeping some? I know you will. You won't be able to resist those cute EE's. I'll be watching to see what you have for sale on our thread. Have fun.

 

[sasimpson77]

I think pictures will work. Of the box and the eggs. Here's an article on it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-truth-about-insuring-hatching-eggs

But if the box was not marked to show it had hatching eggs in it will they cover it?

 

[Cynthia12]

What, what? You can actually buy fertile eggs at the store? We just got a Trader Joes, about 45 mins from me. I wonder if I should stop by some time just to check it out.

Man, you have a Trader Joes? They are refrigerated, but people are getting them and they are hatching a few from them. Lucky!

 

[Cynthia12]

Nice, mine is still on the way!

 

[Cynthia12]

While I didn't intend to do this hatch-a-long in particular - I am setting eggs today, so I guess I am hatching-a-long!

 

[chicken pickin]

Thanks Chicken Pickin

Your Welcome!

 

[Cynthia12]

Am I too late? I want going to join, but if I can, I'm in. With a half hour to spare.

 

[NotAFarm]

Ok so I swore I would never be one of "those people" who can't even count how many eggs are in their incubators, but this year- that's me. When I add up my totals on paper I get 117 total, when I physically count them in the incubator I get 118.

25 Aruaucana
12 Egyptian Fayoumis
8 Dark Cornish (standard)
12 Exchequer Leghorn
2 Blue Marans
3 Ameraucanas
1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
4 Olive Eggers
4 Wheaten Marans
1 Black Copper Marans
15 Silkie and Frizzle Assortment
6 Chocolate Old English
6 Black Mottled Belgian D'anver
5 Silver Duckwing Bantam
2 Silkie mix
5 Bielefelder Mix
6 Turkey Mix
and
1 mystery egg that I can't seem to pinpoint on paper but must be in the incubator because I count:
118 total eggs set!