The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[nanasacres]

Cuties that my broody hatched from thursday-saturday. 2 of these came from blue eggs but I don't know which 2 as they look similar to the 4 from brown eggs. My husband is getting excited about the prospect of maybe getting blue egg layers. I was saying to him yesterday how it was going to be expensive housing this lot and he started coming up with far more expensive plans for much larger numbers of chickens. So maybe if I get another broody in time, I'll set some blue eggs for easter.

Just Cute, Cute, Cute!

 

[ronott1]

Just got off the phone to Brinsea. They told me there's no need to lay the eggs down, apparently commercial hatcheries hatch standing up all the time??

Do what is best for you!

(hint--you can get a lot more eggs into a brinsea octagon if they are upright)

So that you can:

 

[generaldsherman]

Do what is best for you!

(hint--you can get a lot more eggs into a brinsea octagon if they are upright)

So that you can:

Here we go....

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Thanks!

 

[NTBugtraq]

Do what is best for you!

(hint--you can get a lot more eggs into a brinsea octagon if they are upright)

So that you can:

lolz, this is my first hatch in this bator and I wanted to be sure I wasn't mucking something up. My next setting (1/30) is going to be 100 eggs...

so I'm taking your hint...

 

[Razadia]

Quote: Absolutely. I've done it several times with zero problems. The general rule that some (most?) people go by is that 'if you incubate in cartons, hatch in cartons', which extends to turner trays.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I quoted you in the incu friends thread gave you some info to judge for yourself

 

[Happy Chooks]

I hatch upright in cartons all the time. I have much better incubation rates that way. Learn what works for you and your incubator, climate, etc. I'm in a very dry climate, so what works for me, may not work for you.

 

[campingshaws]

My cute little baskets!

@Sally Sunshine
@LocalYokel

 

[LocalYokel]

My cute little baskets!

@Sally Sunshine
@LocalYokel

So purty!
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