16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[kukupecpec]

Came home from work yesterday and one had already pipped!!! Woke up this morning to two chickies

 

[LhickenChicken]

Mine are going into lockdown today. They tend to hatch on day 18-19. Going to candle them one last time this morning.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Day 20
One zip, 2 pips. So far.

 

[Shikanah]

Called out of work with a migraine this morning. Got woken up a couple hours later to frantic peeping. None of the others appear to have started hatching.

 

[Slothinc]

Last night I moved the hen that was hatching eggs for Easter (Freckles) into the XXL dog cage brooder... well as I picked her up to move in the dark, there was cheeping, and out pops a chick from under her leg in the new spot. Then I saw 3 more chicks in her old nest. What? They're due on Sat! Maybe I lost track of the days...

One Lavender Mottled I'm so excited about!

Meanwhile, the incubator is cheeping. No pips yet. I know I set it a day later, we were so busy. Plan to stick them under Freckles. I must say Freckles is the nicest broody, I can lift her wing and stuff chicks under without her trying to eat me.

Congrats on the lav mottled

 

[gimmie birdies]

Pips, peeps, and one out so far...day 20.

 

[wicket 07]

My hatch has ended 20 fluffy butts.

 

[wicket 07]

Happy Easter everyone!

 

[gimmie birdies]

3 out more coming day 20.

 

[LhickenChicken]

Three quitters, 13 got locked down. That's half of my original 26.