13th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[Alaskan]

Same problem most of my eggs comes with bad air cells so i have them 48 hours to sit prior incubation.. lets hope for best

I find if you set them standing up, often the detached air cell will settle just fine.

The detached air cell is a way bigger issue if you have to incubate the eggs on their sides.

 

[Alaskan]

@casportpony are we supposed to report egg count now? Here?

 

[Kurczaklover]

I’m in north Florida and want to acquire ,buy ,trade whatever a couple fertilized chicken eggs for my broody mama for two years to sit on . I’ve posted on Facebook with no luck …..

I am in the panhandle and have fertilized eggs. Roo is a barred rock, girls are Golden laced wyandottes, a turken, leghorn, or Easter eggers.

 

[Kurczaklover]

We went to Tractor Supply this morning. Walking in my husband said no more chickens because I will have babies on the 20th. I agreed, then left with 6 babies. All they had today was turkeys, so I did not go back on my word.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I set 31 Black Penedesenca chicken eggs today.

 

[Huntmaster]

I already set 2 sets of heritage turkey eggs before I seen this hatch-along. 1st set on 3/15 and hatch date 4/12 2nd set on 3/22 and hatch date 4/19. Will be setting a 3rd set on 3/29 to hatch on 4/26. So non are set to hatch on easter.

 

[Faraday40]

So it looks like the official number for me is:
6 Welsh harlequin eggs - all developing at this point
6 Appenzellar spitzhauben
6 Seramas
5 English Orpington EE (Orp roo over CCl hen)
5 English Orpington
Total: 28 eggs

My prediction is that the seramas, spitz and EE will all be fertile. The orps.....not so much. They need butt trims and cleanings.

I also gave 15 Silver laced orpington hatching eggs from Carolina Rare chicks to @Faraday40 to hatch for me this week. She has a phenomenal hatch rate! Crossed fingers on this one!

WOW!
Wishing you a good hate rate & a couple volunteer broody hens to care for all the upcoming chicks!

 

[saracarver3]

I’ve got turkey eggs in set to hatch 4/16!

 

[yotetrapper]

OK no one said I couldn't join so I guess I'm in, lol. I have 20 coturnix quail eggs due to hatch on Good Friday evening. They're in my brand new Nurture Right 360.

 

[shaila]

If I had a broody hen, I'd probably have started some bantam eggs. The only maybe-broody so far this year turned out to be just hiding in nesting boxes because she overestimated her popularity with the boys and was avoiding them (she quickly decided the boys weren't that bad when I tested her commitment).
I'm using my incubator to start warmth-loving seeds (at lowest temp setting), so it's unavailable for hatching purposes atm.