12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[BullChick]

Did our first candling last night and all 25 are developing! Umm I expected maybe half! It’s okay, but definitely shocking We have 20 barnyard mix eggs and 5 bantam eggs.

Ditto!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

The master list. Please let us know if the info below is not correct.

Spoiler: List

Member	Setting eggs
@AbyssalChooks	yes
@AgnesGray	yes
@Alaskaliz	yes
@AmesHillFarm	yes
@Anne02	yes
@Arkhams Joker	yes
@AusHen	yes
@Awakening Forest	yes
@awesomeayams	maybe
@BantyChooks	yes
@BCPFarm	yes
@Beer can	no
@BesideStillWaters	yes
@beth1004	yes
@BirdsBeesTrees	yes
@BlueBaby	yes
@bonz4bon	yes
@BullChick	yes
@ButtonHoarder	no
@CaramelKittey	yes
@carsenann	yes
@casportpony	yes
@Cazook	no
@Ceciliasflock	maybe
@cfremder	yes
@CharlemagneRoost	yes
@cherrynberry	yes
@Chicka_deee	yes
@chicken1234	yes
@ChickenCanoe	yes
@chickenfarmergal	yes
@ChickenLeg	yes
@ChickenShenanigans	yes
@Chickeria	yes
@Chookwagn	yes
@CluckNDoodle	yes
@Corbdee	yes
@cppeace	yes
@Croco Rico	yes
@CSolis	yes
@Cynthia12	yes
@DallasChickyMomma	maybe
@dandiducks	yes
@Derangedplanet	yes
@Di's Ladys	yes
@Draconias	yes
@drumstick diva	maybe
@duck3241	maybe
@DucksAreBest	yes
@Eggs by Happy Chickens	yes
@EggSighted4Life	yes
@electrycmonk	yes
@elizabethu42	yes
@Enn	yes
@Faraday40	yes
@FarmerKayy	yes
@featherhead007	no
@ForTheLoveOfSilkies	yes
@gimmie birdies	yes
@goldbean	yes
@HappyDuckie	yes
@homeschoolin momma	yes
@Honora	yes
@Hrseluvr	no
@humblehillsfarm	no
@hysop	no
@JaeG	yes
@Janj76	maybe
@JCaseyHammond	yes
@jeapa	no
@JewelBirds	yes
@jolenesdad	no
@Josip	yes
@JustAChickenLoverOverHere	maybe
@K0k0shka	no
@KalahariFerrari	yes
@Katiewshrum	yes
@kelseyk	yes
@Kiki	maybe
@Kk Augy	yes
@Knighstar679	yes
@kylansgirl	yes
@LadiesAndJane	maybe
@LadyCluck77	yes
@Lilysbackgardenchickens	yes
@Love my chickens 25	yes
@Lulu-Dixon	yes
@Lydia Huizenga	yes
@LynnaePB	yes
@MamaSug	yes
@MandaRae	yes
@mandi427	yes
@Meg-in-MT	yes
@MGG	no
@Misfit_Chick	yes
@Misfits Farm 92	yes
@MissMonty	maybe
@muddy75	maybe
@Mvan42	no
@Nero70002	maybe
@Northernflame	yes
@Oldhallchicks	yes
@oldhenlikesdogs	no
@OneMountainAcres	yes
@orrpeople	no
@owlbaby	yes
@Parront	yes
@PDXJULES
@Peep_Show	yes
@Pensmaster	no
@PETLOVER07	yes
@pipdzipdnreadytogo	yes
@Poco Pollo	no
@Poultry mum	no
@Poultrybonkers	yes
@pozees2	yes
@Pullet Press	no
@Pyxis	yes
@Razadia	yes
@RebeccaBoyd	yes
@RedneckAccountant	yes
@Reiki Rooster	yes
@Riv-6	no
@rkadish	yes
@ronott1	no
@Rysktal	yes
@Saint Albans	maybe
@sayga	yes
@sekeyslaks	yes
@shaila	yes
@ShannonsChimkens	no
@shawluvsbirds	yes
@SheaLoner	no
@smfarman	yes
@spartacus_63	yes
@StackedSfarms	yes
@stormgirl82	yes
@Strange Hatter Farms	yes
@StuckeyFarm	yes
@SulkyBantam	no
@The Cave	yes
@The Cottages	yes
@The Moonshiner	yes
@TheDawg	no
@tribalacres	no
@Trisseh	yes
@Ugadawgs4	maybe
@UThobbyfarmer	yes
@ValerieLovesChickens	yes
@vall	yes
@Vantic	yes
@Verna Y	yes
@wf1992	no
@whatsthequestion	no
@Wickedchicken6	maybe
@Willow2253	no
@Willowstream	yes
@WVduckchick	yes

Incorrect. I’m not setting eggs.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Member	Setting eggs
@awesomeayams	maybe
@Ceciliasflock	maybe
@DallasChickyMomma	maybe
@drumstick diva	maybe
@duck3241	maybe
@Janj76	maybe
@JustAChickenLoverOverHere	maybe
@Kiki	maybe
@MissMonty	maybe
@muddy75	maybe
@Nero70002	maybe
@Saint Albans	maybe
@Ugadawgs4	maybe
@Wickedchicken6	maybe

We have all of you as maybe setting eggs. Any updates?

Not setting any

 

[DucksAreBest]

Not setting any

You already set them didn't you?!

 

[casportpony]

Every year my hen (Ruby) starts a clutch right before Easter, Coincidence?


I'm a little late, but What kind of whether do you guys suggest I look for before ordering hatching eggs?

Last year I think received scrambled eggs .

When did she start? How many eggs?

 

[casportpony]

Not setting any

Thanks!

 

[589205]

Nothing did start...what a bummer. I have no idea what went wrong though, the incubator seems clean and tidy. Everything seems to be functioning too. Is there anything else that may cause no development in the eggs?

@Eggcessive posted this before, I found it helpful for troubleshooting problems:

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/IR00004437/00001

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Thank you! I actually have a table that I can put the incubator on but it is covered in art supplies right now. Hopefully I can get my kids to clean it soon & then I will put the incubator up there.

Give the kids one cardboard box each to put their stuff in, and set a timer for 5 minutes. Offer a bribe (chocolate, money, extra privilege) as soon as they’ve got everything off the table and into boxes!
Edited to add: Very important the kids can see the timer, that it is set for no more than 5 minutes, and that it goes backwards from 4:59 to 3-2-1!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Give the kids one cardboard box each to put their stuff in, and set a timer for 5 minutes. Offer a bribe (chocolate, money, extra privilege) as soon as they’ve got everything off the table and into boxes!

Bribery works every time!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

You mean Princess Buttercup and Westley, right?!

I'll keep those names in mind for future use. Butter is actually short for Butterball. Even as a baby she was the biggest chick in her group and it is comical to watch her run. She's like a bowling ball with legs. Drummie got his name because before I realized he would be my keeper boy he was nameless and always liked to stretch out in front of mom and she would joke "he's showing off his drumsticks to me". And my daughter plays drums in band so the name stuck when he was chosen out of his brothers to be my keeper.