4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Aschenfire]

Come on over and show off your egg art -----http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/730324/nyd-contest-9-egg-art-contest

3 entries per person (yes you can show multiple pictures of each of the three eggs) NO it doesnt have to be just markers, YES we are willing to change the prize if you want to enter, but cant have geese, or dont want geese. (we are easy)

WOOT! Now I have to finish the egg I am working on. It is actually part of a gift for my boyfriend, but it will do nicely as egg art for the contest! And I love geese!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Evening all........ hope everyone had a fantastic day.

We spent the day building fence, taking down a pen and otherwise being outside.

Sounds like fun!!!

My day was ok, until I realized I should be misting and cooling my Ancona duck eggs????????????????????????? ugggggggggggggggggg how do I do this?? its day what??? 13 now and 5 are growing!!!

 

[sarahannecloud9]

My wacky invention. I only had a cpl days to throw something together and had $0 to spend. I also love to repurpose! Hey, it works!

Hope this is the correct place to post, if not please someone pm me!!!!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-tractor-coop-for-chicks-upcycled-boxspring

This is what it is:

 

[sarahannecloud9]

Baby pics! Hope this is the correct place to post!

 

[Brookhavens]

For the life of me I cant find the link to the celebraty look alike contest

Celebrity look alike contest

 

[Brookhavens]

I can't candle tonight... I can't candle tonight... I can't candle tonight. (Most of my eggs are very dark Marans.) How do you guys that hatch all the time check them? I'm planning on just using the sniff test for now.

You need 2 people and 2 LED flashlights. One holds the egg and the other holds a flashlight on top of the egg and on the bottom. Or you can buy a high lumen (400) flashlight. It won't "see" into the egg but you'll be able to tell if something is growing.

 

[sarahannecloud9]

Incubator pics. I used the chick chic bator for a model.

 

[Brookhavens]

I will not candle tonight.... I will not candle tonight... I will not candle tonight...

me either. Not till Day 10.

 

[cmfarm]

Sounds like fun!!!

My day was ok, until I realized I should be misting and cooling my Ancona duck eggs????????????????????????? ugggggggggggggggggg how do I do this?? its day what??? 13 now and 5 are growing!!!

I haven't done a ton of duck eggs, but I don't mist my eggs. I just do them like chicken eggs and they have done well so far. Some people may say different.

 

[Bettacreek]

I haven't done a ton of duck eggs, but I don't mist my eggs. I just do them like chicken eggs and they have done well so far. Some people may say different.

I don't mist mine either and have had great luck with this method. I don't cool them either, though I do candle them by pulling the entire tray out. It's only for about 2-5 minutes, and I'm sure that's not enough to satisfy the half hour cooling or whatever people recommend.