4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[CluckyCharms]

I'm not doing the contests for several reasons, but I would hope what some of you are expecting doesn't happen, and that people here have enough integrity to make it fun and simply guess, rather than the alternative.

In other news, this is our monthly forecast for here. It's all below freezing at night but if it stays in the 20s I'll be very happy for our chickens. They did okay at 14 degrees I guess, but I could tell they weren't exactly thrilled with it. I'm trying not to pay attention to the record lows.

I have 2 live birds being sent today and 2 on Monday. They'll be very well packed up with heatpacks and each other for warmth (and they're not traveling very far) but I worry about those ones. They're all over 5 months (they're not day-olds). After that I won't be ordering any more hatching eggs or chickens until at least Spring.

 

[Bettacreek]

I tried calling the PO and couldn't get an answer. Ah well, it should be here today anyways. I'm keeping an eye out on the packages I've sent (one was shipped back to me, but I think I sent it to her now ex-husband's place, so that was my fault) and just crossing my fingers that everybody gets what I sent in one piece and in time that the eggs don't get too old for hatching. I sent out nothing older than 3 days old, but golly, that's a long time to sit in the mail! I wish the hens were laying better, then I could've sent nothing over 2 days.

 

[aka Rachel]

Ok, just thought I would put a few links here for folks looking for the specific contest threads.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/728925/nyd-hatch-along-contest-1-total-number-of-eggs-set
Get your guesses in today!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...s-set-for-the-4th-annual-byc-nyd-hatch-a-long
Upload your pic's of eggs set.

I still have to post my eggs pic myself!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

One of the duck eggs is P I P P E D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hear chirping coming from the little egglets. Now back to stare at momma chicken and plead with the ducklings to hurry up and hatch already! I've been waiting almost a month for this day...yeah!!

~ Aspen

 

[adjduncan]

I tried calling the PO and couldn't get an answer. Ah well, it should be here today anyways. I'm keeping an eye out on the packages I've sent (one was shipped back to me, but I think I sent it to her now ex-husband's place, so that was my fault) and just crossing my fingers that everybody gets what I sent in one piece and in time that the eggs don't get too old for hatching. I sent out nothing older than 3 days old, but golly, that's a long time to sit in the mail! I wish the hens were laying better, then I could've sent nothing over 2 days.

Did you try the National number? Call 1-800-ASK-USPS

(800-275-8777) This is where I got my help, and then they sent on the info to my local Office.

 

[Bettacreek]

Did you try the National number? Call 1-800-ASK-USPS

(800-275-8777) This is where I got my help, and then they sent on the info to my local Office.

That's the one I tried. I sat on the phone for several minutes and then gave up. I have a pay by minute phone and it just wasn't worth it to sit there for half an hour. :/

 

[coldupnorth]

One of the duck eggs is P I P P E D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hear chirping coming from the little egglets. Now back to stare at momma chicken and plead with the ducklings to hurry up and hatch already! I've been waiting almost a month for this day...yeah!!

~ Aspen

That is so eggsiting! Pictures when they hatch please. We all love a little ducky cuteness!

 

[JulieNKC]

One of the duck eggs is P I P P E D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hear chirping coming from the little egglets. Now back to stare at momma chicken and plead with the ducklings to hurry up and hatch already! I've been waiting almost a month for this day...yeah!!

~ Aspen

You are going to take and post pics once it's all fluffy and cute, right?

 

[Pele]

NYD Hatch Digest for 12/12/12
mstricer is back after a therapist worked her over. Meds kicked in and a picture of a tree did not confince DH to Decorate the tree!

Chocolate Bibbed Call Female Ducks! (say that fast three times, I dare you!)

Check post 2385 for a bunch of stuff about contests and etc. Make coffee first though.

Look at Ducks, click next page, look at Ducks, click next page, look at Mario, click next page...Pele is very happy about her new Brinsea! and then
more Ducks!

mstricer is having a girl grandbaby!

chiqita took two posts to explain the contest answer questions. Check posts 2398 and 2399
pamc13 joined the hatch and had questions answered! Welcome! Thanks for the answers! greenrisingfarm joined because of this hatch!

karimw set her eggs last night in a new incubator. It is not behaving! (I would use the Genesis)

Brookhavens got her eggs! corancher said great job! Kismet said cool website! MrsMoonCat has gorgeous eggs from mrheinz77! michaelf received eggs today!

Uh Oh! Worries about eggs not making it! Bettacreek, perfectpoultry too!
johnschicks posted the set picture! cluckitall set eggs(remember to post picture)!
Countrypunk92 wanted to know what he missed? Read the digest! I have seen that Weiner in a wiener picture before..love it!

Debs_flock has a car battery for her Genesis 1588(I do too...)

When are Quail set? The 16th!

What color should RIR chicks be? Best answer was yellow to brown for Red ones, white would probably be a White chicken. Never mind, turns out the Dad was an EE, so there will be muffs and beards and if a pullet may lay a green egg.

Brechin posted a wild looking thing with graphs and charts that will probably win the best invention prize. IDK people really like things made with ducct tape too so please keep posting your inventions. See post 2475
Jessiey is adding more eggs to his incubator. The one egg looked way lonely..and sad.....

Until tomorrow!

Omg this is the most awesome thing I've ever seen

. Ronott you crack me up!!!

Also, update on the Brinsea: I got it up and running with all 11 of my eggs snuggled inside!



Same eggs that I posted in the pic thread. Mods please don't count these twice! Man I have no idea what I'd do with 22 birds on less than 1 acre of land.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

If you think 30 degrees is bad..how about 16 degrees...or less like it's been here! Ick

~ Aspen

Been there, done that. Moved south