12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[Corbdee]

Well actually a few of those were set earlier for several reasons

...but most were set on the 6th

 

[ronott1]

Hey y'all, and @ronott1 probably not the best place to ask this, but while we're all waiting for chicks, does sex-linking work in reverse? I have a barred male and black females and I'm getting dots on half their heads. Usually I have barred hens, so I'm used to those being male. I did not think there'd be any dots - and what do those dots mean if the male is the only barred bird?

This thread has all the information!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-linked-information.261208/

 

[kelseyk]

​

Will you all look at this list and verify the information is correct?

• If your name is missing, please let us know.​
• Is yes, no, or maybe for setting eggs correct? If not correct, please let us know.​
• If you are setting eggs, please send a conversation to @OneMountainAcres and let her know the number of eggs that you set.​

Member	Setting eggs
@AgnesGray	yes
@Alaskaliz	yes
@AmesHillFarm	yes
@Anne02	yes
@Arkhams Joker	yes
@AusHen	yes
@Awakening Forest	yes
@awesomeayams	maybe
@BantyChooks	maybe
@BCPFarm	yes
@Beer can	maybe
@BesideStillWaters	yes
@beth1004	yes
@BirdsBeesTrees	yes
@BlueBaby	yes
@bonz4bon	yes
@BullChick	yes
@ButtonHoarder	maybe
@CaramelKittey	yes
@casportpony	yes
@Cazook	maybe
@Ceciliasflock	maybe
@cherrynberry	yes
@Chicka_deee	yes
@chicken1234	yes
@ChickenCanoe	maybe
@chickenfarmergal	yes
@Chookwagn	yes
@CluckNDoodle	yes
@Corbdee	yes
@Croco Rico	yes
@Cynthia12	maybe
@DallasChickyMomma	maybe
@dandiducks	yes
@Derangedplanet	yes
@Di's Ladys	yes
@Draconias	maybe
@drumstick diva	maybe
@duck3241	maybe
@EggSighted4Life	yes
@electrycmonk	maybe
@elizabethu42	yes
@Enn	maybe
@Faraday40	yes
@FearLuna	yes
@ForTheLoveOfSilkies	maybe
@gimmie birdies	maybe
@goldbean	yes
@HappyDuckie	maybe
@homeschoolin momma	yes
@Honora	yes
@humblehillsfarm	no
@hysop	no
@JaeG	yes
@Janj76	maybe
@JCaseyHammond	maybe
@jeapa	no
@JewelBirds	maybe
@jolenesdad	maybe
@JustAChickenLoverOverHere	maybe
@K0k0shka	no
@KalahariFerrari	maybe
@Katiewshrum	maybe
@kelseyk	yes
@Knighstar679	yes
@LadiesAndJane	maybe
@LadyCluck77	yes
@Lilysbackgardenchickens	yes
@Lydia Huizenga	yes
@MandaRae	yes
@mandi427	yes
@Meg-in-MT	maybe
@Misfits Farm 92	maybe
@MissMonty	maybe
@muddy75	maybe
@Mvan42	yes
@Nero70002	maybe
@Oldhallchicks	yes
@oldhenlikesdogs	no
@OneMountainAcres	yes
@owlbaby	yes
@Parront	yes
@Peep_Show	yes
@Pensmaster	yes
@PETLOVER07	yes
@pipdzipdnreadytogo	maybe
@Poco Pollo	maybe
@Poultry mum	no
@pozees2	yes
@Pullet Press	no
@Pyxis	yes
@Razadia	maybe
@RedneckAccountant	yes
@Riv-6	maybe
@rkadish	yes
@ronott1	maybe
@ronott1	maybe
@Rysktal	yes
@Saint Albans	maybe
@sekeyslaks	yes
@shaila	yes
@ShannonsChimkens	maybe
@shawluvsbirds	yes
@SheaLoner	no
@smfarman	yes
@spartacus_63	maybe
@stormgirl82	yes
@StuckeyFarm	yes
@SulkyBantam	no
@The Cave	yes
@The Cottages	yes
@The Moonshiner	yes
@The Moonshiner	maybe
@TheDawg	maybe
@tribalacres	maybe
@Trisseh	yes
@UThobbyfarmer	yes
@ValerieLovesChickens	yes
@Vantic	yes
@Verna Y	yes
@wf1992	no
@Willow2253	maybe

My info is correct.

 

[electrycmonk]

​

Will you all look at this list and verify the information is correct?

• If your name is missing, please let us know.​
• Is yes, no, or maybe for setting eggs correct? If not correct, please let us know.​
• If you are setting eggs, please send a conversation to @OneMountainAcres and let her know the number of eggs that you set.​

Member	Setting eggs
@AgnesGray	yes
@Alaskaliz	yes
@AmesHillFarm	yes
@Anne02	yes
@Arkhams Joker	yes
@AusHen	yes
@Awakening Forest	yes
@awesomeayams	maybe
@BantyChooks	maybe
@BCPFarm	yes
@Beer can	maybe
@BesideStillWaters	yes
@beth1004	yes
@BirdsBeesTrees	yes
@BlueBaby	yes
@bonz4bon	yes
@BullChick	yes
@ButtonHoarder	maybe
@CaramelKittey	yes
@casportpony	yes
@Cazook	maybe
@Ceciliasflock	maybe
@cherrynberry	yes
@Chicka_deee	yes
@chicken1234	yes
@ChickenCanoe	maybe
@chickenfarmergal	yes
@Chookwagn	yes
@CluckNDoodle	yes
@Corbdee	yes
@Croco Rico	yes
@Cynthia12	maybe
@DallasChickyMomma	maybe
@dandiducks	yes
@Derangedplanet	yes
@Di's Ladys	yes
@Draconias	maybe
@drumstick diva	maybe
@duck3241	maybe
@EggSighted4Life	yes
@electrycmonk	maybe
@elizabethu42	yes
@Enn	maybe
@Faraday40	yes
@FearLuna	yes
@ForTheLoveOfSilkies	maybe
@gimmie birdies	maybe
@goldbean	yes
@HappyDuckie	maybe
@homeschoolin momma	yes
@Honora	yes
@humblehillsfarm	no
@hysop	no
@JaeG	yes
@Janj76	maybe
@JCaseyHammond	maybe
@jeapa	no
@JewelBirds	maybe
@jolenesdad	maybe
@JustAChickenLoverOverHere	maybe
@K0k0shka	no
@KalahariFerrari	maybe
@Katiewshrum	maybe
@kelseyk	yes
@Knighstar679	yes
@LadiesAndJane	maybe
@LadyCluck77	yes
@Lilysbackgardenchickens	yes
@Lydia Huizenga	yes
@MandaRae	yes
@mandi427	yes
@Meg-in-MT	maybe
@Misfits Farm 92	maybe
@MissMonty	maybe
@muddy75	maybe
@Mvan42	yes
@Nero70002	maybe
@Oldhallchicks	yes
@oldhenlikesdogs	no
@OneMountainAcres	yes
@owlbaby	yes
@Parront	yes
@Peep_Show	yes
@Pensmaster	yes
@PETLOVER07	yes
@pipdzipdnreadytogo	maybe
@Poco Pollo	maybe
@Poultry mum	no
@pozees2	yes
@Pullet Press	no
@Pyxis	yes
@Razadia	maybe
@RedneckAccountant	yes
@Riv-6	maybe
@rkadish	yes
@ronott1	maybe
@ronott1	maybe
@Rysktal	yes
@Saint Albans	maybe
@sekeyslaks	yes
@shaila	yes
@ShannonsChimkens	maybe
@shawluvsbirds	yes
@SheaLoner	no
@smfarman	yes
@spartacus_63	maybe
@stormgirl82	yes
@StuckeyFarm	yes
@SulkyBantam	no
@The Cave	yes
@The Cottages	yes
@The Moonshiner	yes
@The Moonshiner	maybe
@TheDawg	maybe
@tribalacres	maybe
@Trisseh	yes
@UThobbyfarmer	yes
@ValerieLovesChickens	yes
@Vantic	yes
@Verna Y	yes
@wf1992	no
@Willow2253	maybe

I will be able to update Thursday/Friday on the status of Silkie-Momma and how many she's got AND if any are even viable.... That polar vortex/power failure/frozen well house situation ended up having all the previous batch freezing.

 

[Cynthia12]

Ok. Tell me your a chicken farmer without telling me. Here’s mine
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[FarmerKayy]

I set 12 chicken eggs! Excited to participate

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[Chicka_deee]

I set 12 chicken eggs! Excited to participate

Yay!!! Excited to see the babies!!!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Are they on the same nest, or separate?

Separate... the old hen I moved to her own brooding coop (within the main coop) a week before and gave her eggs but none were fertile so I ended up putting another lot under her for the Easter hatch. The young hen (first time allowing her to mother) is in the main coop with the rest of the flock - I have never let a hen hatch eggs in the main flock so I guess I'll see what happens. I prefer to separate so the eggs don't get mixed up with freshly laid ones... I take the fence down in the separate coop once the chicks have hatched so they are all together. I'm hoping they 2 hens and chicks will get along or I'll have to keep the fence up between them... Or if the young hen is not a good mother then I'll tuck the chicks under the old hen to adopt since they should all hatch around the same time.

 

[BesideStillWaters]

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I have two who do this. Today I found my RIR + SLW mix, Ellie, laying at the base of a tree. If I hadn't seen her sitting there, I don't know if I'd have found the egg. It's like an Easter egg hunt year-round!