4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[FeyRaine]

Hi ya aka Rachel , I'm w/ a homemade 'bator too! How many of us are setting the NYDH in

1) Home made diy 'bator - < raise your hand ya'll>

2.)First time doing an incubator hatch <fess up...>

I'm yes on BOTH , I think after 5 days of tweeks I have the coolerbator behaving well enough for a hatch, fingers crossed
I'm gonna candle/ie flashlight the eggs tonight, mark air cells & letter eggs, although only 20% are light shelled so I'm guessing that will be kinda pointless on most of them.

I still have room for at least 2 more (maybe 6 more, yah I could fit 6 more) eggs than I have, nobody is laying here atm.
Missed out on a great chance at some really really cool free eggs last night from a local-ISH person but it would have been 250 miles round trip (NOT),
so I may call a person down the street just to see if her mutt hens have restarted laying, she has about 2 roos per hen (eek I know) so I'd expect any eggs would be fertile,

Hate to go into the set, w/ empty spaces...

 

[doubleatraining]

Getting ready to set at 6 am tomorrow. I'm still missing about 60 eggs!! Ill have to get up around 5 to go to the PO tomorrow and get them and unpack an set them before leaving for work at 715 tomorrow. Ugh is this crazy or dedication?? LOL

 

[tadpole98]

Mine actually came!! One package was sent out on Tuesday and one friday, I woke up to the sound of 'this is the PO, your deliveries are here'

I thought the silkies got lost in the mail, they were supposed to be here sometime last week.

 

[PerfectPoultry]

Got TONS of maran eggs today! Waiting for some Cochins in the mail :3

 

[janelle18]

plugged in my bator!, now staring at the increasing temperature instead of studying for my exam

Im using an older model Hova bator... I'm going to burn myself so much i know it already. I did just a bit ago putting the thermometer in... There isnt that much room in there :S I don't know how i am going to fit my thermometer in there on top of the eggs in a place i can still see it :S

 

[Feike]

Chick Picture contest, allthough it's an older picture of last spring, my almost 106 year old friend receiving some Chick-therapy @ the nursing home

 

[tadpole98]

Got to set up the incubators. Going to let the hovabator try to hatch again, if it kills them all again its going in the trash.

 

[tadpole98]

Chick Picture contest, allthough it's an older picture of last spring, my almost 106 year old friend receiving some Chick-therapy @ the nursing home

that is the BEST!

 

[janelle18]

Getting ready to set at 6 am tomorrow. I'm still missing about 60 eggs!! Ill have to get up around 5 to go to the PO tomorrow and get them and unpack an set them before leaving for work at 715 tomorrow. Ugh is this crazy or dedication?? LOL

love those olive coloured ones.....

 

[coldupnorth]

Chick Picture contest, allthough it's an older picture of last spring, my almost 106 year old friend receiving some Chick-therapy @ the nursing home

What a beautiful picture. The type of picture that makes a person feel!