Mahonri's 2nd Annual BYC EASTER HATCH. Post pics of your chicks!

THIS IS NOW THE LARGEST BYC HATCH A LONG IN IT'S HISTORY! We have 170 participants!

OK, hatch is winding down.

Tell us how many chicks actually hatched so we can get a grand total
How many hatched?

And you can view it here:
The spreadsheet

We will be comparing the numbers in this post with the ones you report in the link above.

And here are the cutest chicks!!
Cutest chick pics.





First tell us how many eggs you'll be setting, then guess how many chicks Mahonri will hatch with the breeds of the first three chicks out.

Go here to do that:Eggs & Guesses.

Go here to see everyone's responses... The Grid

THANKS Laree!!!

How many posts will Mahonri have when Easter Arrives...
Make your guesses here....


The Grid

-HOW MANY CHICKS WILL MAHONRI HATCH? you don't have to be hatching to play this one!! see below

On April 2nd at Noon we set Chicken eggs... Thanks to shellyd2008 for giving me set times for other poultry.
(We want to hatch on April 23rd, the day BEFORE Easter.)
button quail: 16 days to hatch; set April 7
coturnix quail: 18 days to hatch; set April 5
seramas: 19 days to hatch; set April 4
other bantam and LF: 21 days to hatch; set April 2
bobwhite quail: 23 days to hatch; set March 31st
call duck: 26 days to hatch; set March 28
mallard (derived) duck,goose, turkey, guinea: 28 days to hatch; set March 26
goose: 28 to 32 days to hatch; set March 22-March 26
muscovy duck: 35 days to hatch; set March 19
emu: ??--hope nobody is setting emu!

If you haven't done so, right now is the time to start communicating with breeders! Now is the time to get your eggs lined up, (or to pray for your girls to start laying) to have your eggs arrive by April 1st so that you can set them at High Noon (your time) on April 2nd, for an April 23rd Hatch! (Day before Easter Sunday) If you don't have a bator and can't plan for a broody, now is the time to get an incubator ordered or a homemade one built!

Last year my Easter Hatch was entitled the "Great Blue Wheaten Ameraucana Hatch of 2010", but since it was around Easter and since I've gotten baby chicks right around April 25th every year for the past 3 years, it's become a tradition.

So let's start discussing! .. and planning... So far, 5 GFM's will be given out for various contests that we'll HATCH UP.... I've already had folks contact me about donating prizes, this could very well be the very BIGGEST BYC Hatch-A-Long ever and everyone is invited!!!

Who is hatching with me???!!!

If you are a part of the hatch, log into your Google account and mark yourself on the map! Instructions found on post #897
Here's the link Where R U?

Thanks superchemicalgirl!
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So far there are 170 Hatch Participants For contests! see below!

The list... alphabetized by kathyinmo... THANKS!

Mahonri ... set 102 eggs! (see post #3059) I HOPE I will hatch at least 51 chicks, (Icelandic, Icelandic, SLW)
20123001.... set 12 eggs
8ROYALS
AbeBot
acid_chipmunk & Husband
adyhart1
airwolf... has set 20 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 85, Icelandic, BWA, EE)
ajacskr -- has set 45 Eggs! (Mahonri will hatch 78, Icelandic, Icelandic, Icelandic)
AK Michelle ...........has set 20 Turkey eggs & Mahonri will hatch 67, (Icelandic, Icelandic, Olive Egger)
aka Rachel
AllCoop'dUp
Artathart..... has set 26 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 67 chicks, EE, EE, EE)
AtJhnsn376... has set 15 eggs, ( Mahonri will hatch 76 chicks, Icelandic, Ameraucana, Olive Egger)
aussieheelr -- has set ____Turkey eggs...
AZBootsie.... has set 51 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 68 chicks, Ameraucana, Coronation Susses, EE)
babymakes6... has set 21 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 96 chicks, Icelandic, BLRW, EE)
baralak... has set 84 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 75 chicks, BR, EE,EE)
barespot... has set 22 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 57 chicks, EE, BR, Icelandic)
BarnGoddess01... has set 36 eggs! Mahonri will hatch out 76 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
bburn... has set 41 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 79 chicks, NH, BR, Olive Egger)
BellLisamo
BHep... has set 78 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 73 chicks, Icelandic, Olive Egger, EE)
BigDaddy'sGurl... has set 44 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 70 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Icelandic)
bigspringshatchery
BobwhiteQuailLover... has set 6 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 87 chicks, BWA, NH, BR)
buckabucka... has set 20 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 94 chicks, Olive Egger, EE,EE)
carmeninthecountry
Cat Water... has set 7 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch 74 chicks,BWA, BR, EEs)
catdaddyfro... has set 42 eggs.
Cattitude... has set 41 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 78 chicks, Icelandic,Ameraucana, Icelandic)
Cetawin... has set 26 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 113 chicks (LOL), Icelandic, Olive Egger, Coronation Sussex
ChestnutRidge.... has set 21 eggs- (Mahonri will hatch out 93 chicks, Icelandic, Olive Egger, EE)
chicken wild
Chicken_Lover4567..... has will set 15 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 97 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, BR)
chickflick247... has set 23, (Mahonri will hatch out 131 , EE, Coronation Sussex, Olive Egger)
Chickhick... has set 48 eggs. , (Mahonri will hatch out 202 , Icelandic, Olive Egger, Barred Rock)
Chickie Mamma.... has set 20 -- silkie/showgirl eggs!!(Mahonri will hatch 71 chicks, SLW, Icelandic, EE)
ChickyChickyBaby... has set 80 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 53 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Ameraucana)
ChooksChick... has set 123 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch 54, EE, Icelandic, Ameraucana)
Cloverleaf Farm has set 48 eggs. Mahonri will hatch 77, (Icelandic, BWA, EE)
cluckcluck42
colleen stuff..... has set 39 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 78 chicks, EE, Olive Egger, NH)
countrygirl911 ..... has cet 22 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 64,... EE, EE, EE)
CountryPantry --has set 42 easter eagger/ameraucana eggs and 40 Olive eggers
CRYSTAL CREEK
Cydney83... has set 20 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 85, Olive Egger, EE, EE)
daisychick.... has set 37 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 63 chicks, Icelandic, EE, Olive egger)
debiraymond... has set 24 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 79 chicks, SLW, Icelandic, Coronation Sussex)
DFCottage... has set 50 eggs,
dsqard... has set 30 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 49 chicks, Icelandic, Ameraucana, Ameraucana)
elieugene6 .....has set 72 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 90, Icelandic, EE, BWA)
Elly_Mae=Eveil.... has set 40 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 84 chicks. Icelandic, NH, BLRW)
flgardengirl... has set 13 eggs,
French Toast .... has set 42 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 77 chicks, BLRW, Olive Egger, EE)
Ga_goat... has set 58 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 80 chicks, EE, Olive Egger, EE)
GAchick
Geranium55 -- has set 50 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out
gitlost80
GoneHomeGrown2.... has set 27 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 64 chicks, (Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
Gordonhillfarm
GoChick....... has set 14 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 89 chicks, EE,EE, EE)
grammypam.... has set 42 eggs.
Granny Hoffman... has set 90 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch 57 chicks, Icelandic, BR, BR)
greeneacre... has set 34 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 87, BLRW, Coronation Sussex, EEs)
GreenGoddess.... has set 113 eggs! (Mahonri will hatch 81 chicks, Icelandic, EE, EE)
gryeyes... has set 90 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 63 eggs, Icelandic, Olive Egger, EE)
Gwyllion.... has set 27 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 72 chicks, Icelandic, Olive Egger, Coronation Sussex)
HaikuHeritageFarm
hannakat...... has set 15 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 72 chicks, SLW, EE, EE)
happyhensny..... has set 112 eggs! (Mahonri will hatch out 72 chicks, EE, NH, BR)
Hurley... has set 78 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 62 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
Illia... has set 31 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 54 chicks, Icelandic, Ameraucana, EE)
jennifersmith326... as set 28 eggs,
jenjscott
jerseygirl1
JJMR794
jlgoinggreen... has set 57 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 99 chicks , BLRW, Olive Egger, EE)
joeyg4583.... has set 17 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 96, chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Ameraucana)
JucyFatHead... has set ??? eggs,
Judges4
justmeandtheflock... has set 34 eggs,
justtoni44
karimw... has set 57 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 52 chicks, Icelandic, EE, EE)
kathyinmo.... has set 164 eggs,bow (Mahonri wil hatch out 71, Icelandic,Icelandic, NH)
KellyHM
kimshimert... has set 33 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 82 chicks, NHR, BR, Coronation Sussex)
kjhowe77..... has set 47 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 73, BLRW, BR, EE)
koakritters
krstms
ksf59... has set 41 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 61 chicks, Icelandic, BR, Olive Egger)
kvmommy... has set 17 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 80 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
lamike ... has set 96 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 50 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Coronation Sussex)
lanietx
LareePQG... has set 28 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 66 chicks, Icelandic, Ameraucana, EEs)
LaurenM23
leslieaveritt... has set 13 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 74 chicks,
Lotsapaints
ma2babygurl13... has set 178 eggs!
mahalo4... has set 72 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 80, Icelandic, BWA, Coronation Sussex)
mamawolf544.... has set 85 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch 55 chicks, 1st three- Icelandic, Ameraucana, SLW)
mammat... has set 8 eggs (Mahonri will hatch out 78 chicks, Coronation Sussex, Olive Egger, BLRW)
marathonmultiplesmom... has set 39 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 82 chicks, Icelandic, Olive egger, EE)
mclevinson... set at least 18 pretty eggs!
Mervin... has set 28 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 37 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Olive egger)
michelle43
minihorse927.... has set 11 eggs.... (Mahonri will hatch out 63 chicks, Icelandic, EE, BR)
Mish.... has set 21 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 82 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
Miss D'uccle... has set 96 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 50 chicks, Icelandic, BLRW, EE)
missred871
mountainwhisper... has set 37 eggs.
Ms.FuzzyButts... has set 37 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 62, Icelandic, Olive Egger, EE)
Muggsmagee
MuranoFarms... has set 6 eggs,
newlyweds
nhnanna.... has set 12 eggs,
Noncentzter ... has set 44 eggs! (Mahonri will hatch 55 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, BWA)
NoseyChickens... has set 35 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 62 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Ameraucana)
NoSkiveez... has set 36 eggs,
NotAFarm.... has set 27 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 87 chicks, Icelandic, Ameracuana, Icelandic)
O'Henry Farms... set 46 eggs...
OzawkieBantams... has set 6 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch out 82 chicks, _____,______,________)
Patchesnposies... has set 200 eggs!!!!
PepsNick.... has set 96 eggs.
pfmoore17 -- has set 24 eggs.
Phage... has set 36 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 88 chicks, Icelandic, Olive Egger, EE)
quiltnchik... has set 54 eggs,
RachelS... has set 12 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 92 chicks, BR, Olive Egger, EEs)
RareBreedFancier..... has set 28 eggs! (Mahonri will hatch 69, Icelandic, Icelandic, EE)
rarely bored... has set 18 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 57, Icelandic, Icelandic, BR)
Rathbone... set 38 pretty eggs....
Raven1... has set 42 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 57, Icelandic, Icelandic, Icelandic)
retiredwithchicks... has set 84 eggs. (Mahonri will hatch out 73 chicks, EE, BLRW, Olive Egger)
revolutionmama... has set 21 eggs.
Ridgeline Hens.... has set 12 chicken eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 20 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, SLW)
Robo
ruthless... has set 20 eggs! (Mahonri will hatch 95, Icelandic, Icelandic, EEs)
ryanhodapp
SarahIrl ... has set 19 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 78 chicks, Icelandic, NHR, SLW)
scbatz33
ScottsSilkies
shelleyd2008
shellrae7.... has set __?___ eggs....
smfildes
sophiajw23
stampntam
SteveH... has set 84 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 72 chicks, NH, NH, NH)
Storminstaffs... has set 34 eggs.
StormyMoon-- has set 42 eggs. (Mahonri will be hatching, 96 chicks, SLW, BLRW, Olive Egger/EE)
Sumatra503... has set 32 eggs...
SundownWaterfowl... has set 70 eggs!
superchemicalgirl... will set us all straight and is keeping this hatch ORGANIZED! (Mahonri will hatch 48, Icelandic, NH, EE)
t_2008_v
Tara Rose
tay_boe
tazcat70 ---- has set 64 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 87, Icelandic, NHR, EEs)
Terri O... has set 37 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 57 chicks, SLW, Olive Egger, ____?____)
The Warden... has set 15 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 49 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Icelandic)
thebirdguy... has set 120 eggs!, (Mahonri will hatch 59 chicks,Icelandic,Icelandic, Icelandic )
thefamilyflock... has set 8 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 61 chicks, Icelandic, EE, BR)
ThePigeonKid... has set 12 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 75, Icelandic, Icelandic, SLW)
Tiffrz-N-Kidz
TOL Chick
Totalcolour.... has set 21 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 67 chicks, Icelandic, Olive egger, EE)
turkeybreeder.... has set 20 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 89 chicks, Icelandic, EE, EE)
wegotchickens... has set 21 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 52 chicks, Icelandic, Olive egger, EE)
wolftracks.... has set 21 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch out 75 chicks, EE, Icelandic, Olive Egger)
WoofMeowCluck
X2Farm ..... has set 66 eggs, (Mahonri will hatch 64, Icelandic, Icelandic, NH)
yotetrapper.... has set 112 eggs! bow, (Mahonri will hatch out 82 chicks, Ameraucana, Icelandic, EE.)
youngbiddy
Zgoatlady


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dutchhollow........................................(Mahonri will hatch out 72 chicks, Icelandic, EE, EE)
mathace...............................(Mahonri will hatch out 81 chicks, Coronation Sussex, NH, BR)
Squishy... no eggs set but (Mahonri will hatch out 56 chicks, Icelandic, Icelandic, Ameraucana)


The Contests

-Best Hatch rate % set/hatched (For this hatch in order to be eligible for this one you will need to set at least 20 eggs.)
-Cutest new chick pic... it's anticipated that there will be two awards given in this category
-Best overall participant - a 6 month GFM and one other prize to be announced.
-HOW MANY CHICKS WILL MAHONRI HATCH? [/b]
- Consolation Prize... for those that have a tough hatch in the end, sponsored by Cyrstal Creek and at least 3 others who will be providing HATCHING EGGS no less
-...other prizes and contests yet to be announced! stay tuned!

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BEST HATCH RATE CONTEST: For this contest during this hatch, participants will be hatching a minimum of 20 eggs. These can be under a broodie or in your incubators. Tell us how many you will have cooking and then don't go back and edit your post where you tell us how many eggs you start with. We'll need that info by Monday the 4th of April at latest to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over, you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many you actually got... it would be nice if we could count them.
In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.

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Cutest Chick Picture: Pic will need to be taken and posted by or before 11:59PM on April 26th... I'll be asking folks in the hatch as well as some moderators to help me judge if they are willing. There will be 1st and 2nd place awards given... as has been previously stated, chick pics must be chicks from this Easter's hatch.


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Guess for # of chicks Mahonri hatches need to be made before 11:59:59PM on April 6th. The guesses will be posted above somewhere beside the hatch participant's name.
In order to help break a tie, You'll need to guess the breeds of the first three chicks out.
If you want to know what breeds are in my bator read the thread! Hint: See post #3059
In order to make the guess, PM me!

The lastest "Official list" of participants is found above. If you don't see your name on it and you want to be a part of Our Easter hatch PM me. If I put you on twice, PM me! (I'm too tired to go through and compare again!)
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BEST Overall Hatch Participant

This will be determined by vote of participants in a PM to me. Votes will start on April 25th and end on April 27th.

Are y'all ready to start having some fun?!!!

This is the biggest and best BYC Hatch along ever!



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ah Mahonri - you and your traditions. I guess I am prepared to be sucked into your vortex again.
Buckle up folks, and enjoy the ride!

I'm in! Already have my eggs lined up with Crystal Creek (just couldn't resist those adorable lav AM chicks!) and ready to go! Missed the fun we had on the NYD hatch the last month or so. I did read an interesting article in the "Cluckington Times" this morning and thought I would share it with everyone!


I also have a prize lined up for any of the contests that are run for this hatch. I have this:

sitting at home waiting to be won! Lets get it started!

I want to thank Mary for the inspiration for the "newspaper"

I'm in.!!! I already lined up some eggs, providing her hen continue to lay.

Quote:
OMG.....HILARIOUS!!!!!

I'm in!
I'll be hatching a few eggs between now and then, any my gals lay....

Although I want a LOT of fuzzies Easter weekend!!

Yeah! So excited! I'm ready! I actually have some eggs pre-ordered and paid for. And I will have empty spots in the bator so I will be thinking and planning on what else I would like to get to fill them. This will be so much fun! Thanks Mahonri for hosting this fine event!

I think I am getting suckered again.....................

YEAH!!!


I REALLY hope my Polish will be laying by then. . . I want Easter Tolbunt chicks!!!!

I'm in again! Maybe I will get some babes his time I will be hatching my own.Various Marans (BCM, Blues, Golden Cockoo, Splash)
Let the fun begin!!!