12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[BullChick]

I wish to enter

 

[BullChick]

Officially incubating 82 eggs! A mix of eggs from my hens, and the roadtrip eggs- Icelandic, Lavender Ameracuana, and Bantam something - was told the roo is Bantam Cochin and hens are a Bantam mix - most of the banty eggs are blue!

 

[BullChick]

I have set my eggs, right at noon MST. I set 26 White Leghorn eggs from the University of Connecticut, 12 Hedemora eggs from a local keeper, and 15 eggs from my flocks, for a total of 53 eggs in 3 incubators. In the one RCom I didn't use the dividers and in the other I did. Leaving them out gives me more room for eggs, but it may also not allow for proper turning, so I'll be keeping a close eye on the ones without the dividers, and once I remove eggs that are not developing I will probably have room for dividers in the other one if it looks like I need them. Each incubator has a Govee temperature and humidity sensor, which I started using last year thanks to the tip from @ChickenCanoe, they are awesome tools that let me check temperatures and humidity using an app on my phone.View attachment 2568608View attachment 2568616View attachment 2568617

@ChickenCanoe is a good egg.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

That is so annoying, isn’t it?

Very! I tried to hatch from them over the winter and not a single egg developed. And I wanted those little footsie-pajama-wearing bantam babies soooo bad

I have these 3 eggs I set from a health food store, due April fools day.

They'll share a hatchday with my Zinnia

My PR hen went broody a few times per year. Good mama. Beautiful feathers.

Gorgeous girl!

 

[BullChick]

And I wanted those little footsie-pajama-wearing bantam babies soooo bad

I have an image.

 

[BullChick]

They'll share a hatchday with my Zinnia

Seriously, you two need to think of funny names.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I have an image.

See? Footsie pajamas

Seriously, you two need to think of funny names.

I did want to name her something themed to her hatch date, but then the other girls in that hatch got flower names and Zinnia just kind of stuck on her.


Edited to fix a grammar mistake; I was too tired to type correctly when I posted this apparently.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[JCaseyHammond]

Yay!

Send a pm to @OneMountainAcres with the set number

Whew! I finally candled, washed, labeled and set 22 chicken eggs. (pedigrees in my profile banner photo.
*****edited to add, cracked one. May replace it tomorrow

 

[shaila]

I set 12 silkie eggs on Mar 10. Air cells a little rough from shipping, but signs of development in a few.