4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[BHep]

Ummm, I believe the BYC by-laws require you to set any and ALL eggs with ANY possibility of viability. At least, this is how the PA Thread rolls.

I thought the PA thread said you had to find any and all eggs with in a 365 mile radius and set every single one of them (as long as you hadn't given/sold them to another Pennsylvanian)?

 

[delisha]

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[Pele]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm sure once I see my shiny new Brinsea, I'll be right back into the enthusiasm of incubating again. My hubby is insisting I unwrap the present early so I can use it in this Hatchalong. He's too good to me.

 

[janelle18]

I thought the PA thread said you had to find any and all eggs with in a 365 mile radius and set every single one of them (as long as you hadn't given/sold them to another Pennsylvanian)?

haha, so was that a joke? I am guessing so by all the "

". But I did get scared and confused there for a minuet!

MORNING EVERYONE TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[missydcpc]

 haha, so was that a joke? I am guessing so by all the " ". But I did get scared and confused there for a minuet! 

MORNING EVERYONE TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! :cd

Umm......no....come on over to the PA thread...the biggest bunch of enablers in the world.

 

[coldupnorth]

Hope everyone has their chicken eggs ready to set tomorrow at noon (your own time). Review the first post for requirements when you set (pictures and such).

Yay! One more day and four more days for Coturnix Quail to be set!

 

[coldupnorth]

More days till Hatch Day!

 

[cluck-cluck]

Can I guess again on the number of eggs set??? More people keep signing up, so I obviously was premature in guessing, haha

That's good because I think I guessed too high!

But then again, I may be thinking small.........

I'm freezing my butt off. I have checked on the big kids (7 week old chicks) in their unheated coop at least a dozen times (probably more like 20) in the last few hours and I have NO idea what a cold chick looks or acts like. They're perched on the roost together and sort of act perturbed that I'm back again but they still just sit there...they're not shivering like humans do but they're looking pretty blah and fluffy...not comfy and warm and relaxed like they usually look. I hate this weather!! I never used to mind the cold until I had chickens out there. Not being a chicken stinks because it would help if I knew if they were comfortable or not.

I can't even sleep because I'm scared to death I'll wake up to frozen feather bodies.

...maybe I should take the heat lamp back out there.

If they're not really young, and they've been outside, I'm quite sure they'll be ok. As long as it isn't drafty in there!

I have 3 ziplock sandwich bags (double bagged) full of water... Not sure what that would equal in volume. I checked it before I went to bed last night and the temp was 102.5. I'd say it had sat that way for 2-3 hours, so I turned it down another 1/2 turn... Haven't gotten down there yet to see what my temp is this morning...

I do too, and again, it got too warm last night (I guess because I'm using this room in the day with the door open, but the room gets warm at night with the door closed, so I better not close the door anymore. I think it's the only room in the house with insulated windows, and having a computer on in here as well as the incubator is enough to heat it up! But yah, that's the best way to tell how warm your eggs really are!

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I'm sure once I see my shiny new Brinsea, I'll be right back into the enthusiasm of incubating again. My hubby is insisting I unwrap the present early so I can use it in this Hatchalong. He's too good to me.

Oh, yes, Please use it and join us, you'll have a wonderful experience!!!

haha, so was that a joke? I am guessing so by all the "

". But I did get scared and confused there for a minuet!

MORNING EVERYONE TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

There there child, I think you're undergoing too much excitement! But OMG, tomorrow is the day, OMG OMG OMG We have to get ready, omg, no time left!!!

More days till Hatch Day!

LOL, who cares about Christmas (15 days)

 

[chiqita]

Hello Hatches and watchers!

Here is the status of the contests today Monday Dec 10th ! To find out more about these
contests please go to the link of the first page. More opens up on
Tuesday. Look at the contest page to see the full list of incredible
prizes including GREENFIRE FARMS GIFT CERTIFICATES BRINSEA INCUBATORS
, BIG OL BIRD POULTRY SUPPLEMENT AND MANY BYC INDIVIDUALS...THANK YOU
ALL!. A Lot of week 1 contests open up tomorrow, get ready to rumble after you set your chicken eggs.

What you can enter NOW

TOTAL NUMBER OF EGGS SET! Prize brinsea incubator. Open to all of
BYC. See Link on first page.

CELEBRITY CHICKEN LOOK ALIKE CONTEST . Open to all of BYC .Please
Post your pictures on the main thread, and the post number in the
comments so we don't miss them. Prizes eggs and jam.

SUNNYSIDE UP MICRO FARMS HOLIDAY POULTRY CALENDAR PHOTO CONTEST Open
to all of BYC . Please Post your pictures on the main thread, and the
post number in the comments so we don't miss them. Prize 12 eggs or
big ol bird poultry supplement

SOUTHLAND ORGANIC CUTEST CHICK PIC Open to all of BYC. Please Post
your pictures on the main thread, and the post number in the comments
so we don't miss them. Prize BYC calendar and stickers and big ole
birds Poultry Supplement.

Don't forget to set your chickens on Tuesday and your quail on
Coturnix Quail on the 14th!

 

[champer]

I've been meaning to say "hi" to you Chiquita. I'm just down the 101 from you, near Morgan Hill.