The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

[Bark-Loud]

I’m in!
I’ll be setting silkie and chanteclere eggs this year

 

[2MorrowsDream]

I'm in! I'll be setting Swedish Flower Hen eggs.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

I in and will be setting atleast BBS Giant Cochins and my mix eggs hoping to get some mille fleur d'uccle eggs as well as some quail.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I plan on joining if I have a broody hen available at the time. Maybe put 8 eggs under her? I have an incubator, but it makes it easier to introduce new chickens into the flock if they start out there with mama.

Welcome, hope your broody plays ball

Count me in!

Excellent, what will you be setting?

I’m in!
I’ll be setting silkie and chanteclere eggs this year

I'm in! I'll be setting Swedish Flower Hen eggs.

Lovely breed

I in and will be setting atleast BBS Giant Cochins and my mix eggs hoping to get some mille fleur d'uccle eggs as well as some quail.

Great mix of eggs

 

[Dianekw]

I would like to let my broody girl, Bertha sit on some eggs for Easter! I cant predict *exactly* when she'll go broody again....seems she's trying every two months almost like clockwork, but winter kinda messed up her timing. So one of my "if"s is Bertha's timing(anyone have any tips for getting a hen to go broody when it's more convenient to me??? She tried last October, but I think it was already too cold...she gave up about 5 days before the eggs would have hatched. She's young...I'd like to give her another shot this spring! The other "if" is I need Gertrude to start laying again...She's my only Ameraucana girl, so she'd be the only one to give me purebred chicks with my Am. Rooster. I'd really like to increase my green egg supply. But she's been takin' a break this month...hasn't laid an egg in two weeks. I dont have an incubator, so I have to rely on my girls cooperating. I'll do my best to get a batch of eggs going! I really want to have some more chickies!

 

[shelbysauras]

I’m in!!

 

[mlm Mike]

Welcome to everyone! Good luck getting those hens to go broody!

 

[ronaldo]

I’ll start collecting on March 3 and join the fun on March 10.

 

[palrusty12]

I’m in! I have a few preorders of eggs I’ll be receiving in March - hopefully just in time!

 

[Afrank]

Welcome to the 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

It's that time again! Every year, hundreds of members come together to set eggs to hatch on the exact same day - the day BEFORE Easter. As a group last year, we had 7,491 eggs set for hatching! If you are new to hatching, this is a great way to get a lot of help, tips and advise. Join in the fun for the largest BYC Hatch-a-long of the year!



Set Chicken eggs on Saturday, March 10th at Noon (whatever time zone you are in)

Other poultry breed setting dates listed below...

We want to hatch on March 31st, (the day BEFORE Easter Sunday)
button quail: 16 days to hatch; set March 15th
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set March 13th
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set March 12th
other bantam and LF chicken: 21 days to hatch; set March 10th
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 8th
call duck and other bantam ducks: 26 days to hatch; set March 5th
pheasant: 22 to 29 days; set March 2nd - March 9th
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea, peafowl: 28 days to hatch; set March 3rd
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set February 27th - March 3rd
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set February 24th
emu: approx. 53 days to hatch - set Feb 6th (for you "serious" hatchers)



TO JOIN the hatchalong simply post in this thread that you wish to enter and we will add you! Set dates for each type of domestic fowl are listed above.
This thread is our main chat thread for the hatchalong where you can find anything from new friends, awesome incubation help to the most detailed educational discussions possible and how could we forget the laughter and fun!
This post of the Hatchalong (1st post) will be updated as we move along with all the important information you will need.
But if you find yourself with a question just post it on the thread, everyone is helpful!


ALL CONTESTS ARE HELD IN SEPARATE THREADS,
TO ENTER each contest YOU MUST VISIT EACH CONTEST THREAD, READ THE RULES AND ENTER THE CONTEST, SIMPLE!




If you end up not setting any eggs, please let us know! It makes it easier for our record keeping and we don't have to try to track you down!





Places to find hatching eggs:
BYC Buy ~ Sell ~ Trade Section: Chicken Hatching Eggs

JUST IN TIME HATCHING EGG AUCTION: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/754077/just-in-time-hatching-egg-auction-and-bin-thread/2100_50





Contests!

Contest #1: Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set?
To enter, go here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/9th-annual-byc-ehal-contest-1—guess-how-many-eggs-will-be-set.1221519/

Thank You to @ronott1 , @BantyChooks , @Yorkshire Coop , @sumi @mlm Mike and @Auroradream26 for helping me with this year's Hatch-a-long! I truly could not do it without their fantastic help! ​

Oh darn, guess I need to get more eggs to hatch!! I'm in!