4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Roscoe sealed his fate last night... He attacked my daughter. All she had to defend herself was the feed bucket and he went after her so hard, he put two holes in the feed bucket. That's it, he's gone... I'm not putting up with this kind of behavior!

My BIL has intervened to save his life, though... He has a friend who had a mean rooster who actually acted like a gaurd dog. Wouldn't let any one near his house. Then his daugther ran him over, so he's looking for another rooster, and actually wants one with a bad attitude! Roscoe's getting put in a crate tomorrow morning and taking a ride into town so my BIL can deliver him to his new home!

Sure hope I get a nice roo from the NYD hatch...

Aw, sorry you roo is being a bad boy! I bet you'll get several nice cockerels to replace yours from your hatch. : )

~ Aspen

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Gosh you guys, I check this thread about 15 times a day and everytime I see updates, I get the urge to go candle, hahaha. I must restrain myself to only candle once a night, I don't see how some of you can restrain yourself to candling only twice throughout incubation!

Last night when I candled, it seems that 2 of them passed away. Blood vessels shriveled up into nothing and the blood pooled up in a large ring around the small lifeless embryo. I always end up with a couple day 5-7 deaths with shipped eggs, but never my own eggs. I've always wondered why, does anyone else see this?

I think alot of times the "chalza" spelling anyone?? is frayed and half broken and they dont make it from that alone.... also just plain bacteria
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
here is the notes from the article I drop everything in....

NOTES: The yolk of an egg is held in place on each end by what is called Chalaza. These are delicate cords that keep the yolk centered in the egg. When you crack open an egg, you notice a white stringy thing on the yolk, this is the Chalaza. When eggs are shipped they encounter many things that are not favorable to their well being.

http://www.geauga4h.org/poultry/egg_parts.htm

 

[Sally Sunshine]

us either I bought them for myself and told her she could claim them as her gift to me

can you believe that worked, I really am a blessed man to have such a great wife.

Awww Thats so awesome!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ooooo! Oooooo! How bout m
Quote: Crud you are too far from me!!! I need EVERYTHING wrapped and oh how I dont like stocking stuffers, and doing it all by my lonesome

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Here's 2 of my Christmas presents the wife got for me LF Mottled Cochins 5 hens an a cock bird what a great Christmas gift I hope you all get great gifts like these Merry Christmas everyone. they look small till you consider I am 6.5 LOL

Oh WOW! I love this picture! So glad you got what you wanted for Christmas! (Even if you picked them yourself) I'm thinking my hubby needs a new incubator.....are we all in agreement?.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Crud   you are too far from me!!! I need EVERYTHING wrapped and oh how I dont like stocking stuffers, and doing it all by my lonesome

Sally, I think you may be closer to me than Missy....

 

[crazypetlady]

Hi everybody!!

We have some extra random post prizes for this week. Madamwlf has been kind enough to donate some more prizes. Between now and 10PM Friday enter as many times as you like by posting on her thread, it can be jokes, chicken related or just nothing.

The prize will be 6+ mystery eggs or if we go over 2000 posts 6+ mystery chicks in the Spring!! Madamwlf has some really nice birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/728911/nydh-contest5


Don't forget Friday night 7-10PM EST crazypetlady has something cooked up. The prize is 6+ crested cream Legbar chicks 2 males 4 females this Spring so stay tuned! Chicks donated by babymakes6

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: we need a push pin map!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hi everybody!!

We have some extra random post prizes for this week. Madamwlf has been kind enough to donate some more prizes. Between now and 10PM Friday enter as many times as you like by posting on her thread, it can be jokes, chicken related or just nothing.

The prize will be 6+ mystery eggs or if we go over 2000 posts 6+ mystery chicks in the Spring!! Madamwlf has some really nice birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/728911/nydh-contest5


Don't forget Friday night 7-10PM EST crazypetlady has something cooked up. The prize is 6+ crested cream Legbar chicks 2 males 4 females this Spring so stay tuned! Chicks donated by babymakes6

Why didnt I miss this post???

 

[Countrypunk92]

Passed by my incubator around 3 this morning, I look over and decided to check the temp... it was 110!!!!

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NO clue how it spiked that high, luckly enough, I have a food dehydrator ( no lamp or heating element) So I turned it down and it went back to below 100 within a min.

I candled, all seem fine.. a few hours ago checked agian, the ones I candled seem to be alive still. THANK GOODNESS..
I have to put my Double blue laced Barnevelders, EE, and Birchen Marans in lockdown tomorrow...