4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[sarahannecloud9]

I think it is contest 16 for small hatches. I'll see if I can find the link.

Here ya go https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/contest16

Thanks so much for taking the time to help me out with this!!!!

 

[gabrielle1976]

The brinsea sight has there brooder things on sale so my bf bought me one .

 

[Poultry Couture]

Oh well can't hold it in! I've got 17+ chickies! 4 courtinix quail, 11 + Copper marans, 1+ brown leghorns, ( frizzle?) polish over barred Rock, and a mallard!

 

[TMNfarm]

I just had 2 more hatch... I've got two more with pips that look like they may be starting to zip. The rest have done nothing yet, but after I had to help my little glued chick out, I did quickly candle 2 from my eggs and 1 of the mystery eggs and there are internal pips and movement, so I guess I'm still just waiting...

It's been a LONG couple of days... I did fall asleep on my couch from 1-4, but otherwise haven't really slept since Sunday night... Thankfully, I don't have to work o,or row. My stomach is not feeling the greatest... I'm hoping its from all the New Year's junk food...

I did move my hatched chicks (before the last two were hatched) to the brooder.. My glued chick was really drying with a hard crust, so I gave her a warm bath and put her back in the bator. She still dried off hard and crusty, so I took her out and gave her another bath and out her in the brooder with the others. She seems strong, so I'm hopeful she'll make it. The last two hatched without problem, so I'm not sure why she was glued....

This has been so much fun! So rewarding to witness new life enter the world, but exhausting at the same time... I'm not sure how you guys that have staggered hatches going on all the time can do this!!

 

[TMNfarm]

Went back to the bator to find 5 more pips!!! Haven't had a pip in well over 12 hours, now 5 within 1/2 hour! And 2 of them are in my up -to-this-point quiet Mystery swap eggs!!! Yay!!!

Welcome to Round 2 people!!

 

[TMNfarm]

My brooder so far... See my little glued chick in the corner?

Mr.Heinz, the yellow striped chick came from an egg you said was from your layer pen (no code)... What is it?? She (I hope) is beautiful!!!

 

[Brookhavens]

OOH I forgot to say I told my boyfriend about the sale on the ecoglow brooder or whatever its called from brinsea and even though the code didnt work for him he still bought it for me , he spoiles me so much. So in the next 7-10 days I will have a nice heat source instead of the dang metal things and hot red bulbsl

Be careful with the Brinsea heater. I have heard that the heating element will go in it.

 

[Brookhavens]

My brooder so far... See my little glued chick in the corner?
Mr.Heinz, the yellow striped chick came from an egg you said was from your layer pen (no code)... What is it?? She (I hope) is beautiful!!!

Your little chipmunk chick could be a Welsummer. If it is you have a little girl.

 

[Brookhavens]

My First Chick Has Hatched!

Congratulations!!!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Not one of my Large Fowl eggs have hatched. Welsummers, BC Marans AND BLRW...not one. The Bantams hatched. Not sure what I did wrong here.