4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[crissycriss]

Have a important question. When i candle my duck eggs, if they any are clear can i take them out to make room for more chicken eggs and it not enter fear with the contest?? I would take pictures of all the eggs together.

 

[CasieD]

Still crossing my fingers that two more shipments of eggs make it here today some time. Only had one box arrive so far. The one I can check on with USPS hasn't moved in their system for 2 days.

 

[SilkieSensation]

My Serama all hatched on Day 21

Absolutely pure Serama are supposed to be 19 days.

 

[wolfytm2002]

C'mon now! You know you wanna!
Don't need a camera to guess how many eggs, and ou could end up with a Brinse

Good point and well made!

 

[aoxa]

We has some snow yesterday as well. Looks beautiful out, but the birds aren't fans. Except the waterfowl. They don't seem to mind it much.

 

[chicken fever]

Last min question....are we dq for first chick hatched if we have to set before 12? I gotta go to work and really wanna participate, hoping a chick or two will wait till midnight lol. I hope we still can! I'm def gonna be playing all the other games

 

[Arielle]

Jumping in to wish everyone a great hatch!!!!!

I'm sorry I won't be hatching at this time-- but I sure can enjoy the enthusiasm of all the participants. ANd what awesome contests!!

Thank you Mr Heinz and your support crew for putting together this hatchathon and continueing the tradition.

 

[SilkieSensation]

Ahh I see. Well I signed up with the page that says to enter my BYC name but I dont see it on the list as of yet lol. Maybe I will try a few of the contests but there are so many to choose from LOL.

You will want to post your pix of the eggs you set at the very least so you are in the count for the "How Many Eggs Set" contest.

Oops, read on down & saw you don't have a camera. Now I'm wondering if they are going to count all eggs from everyone who is signed up or only from people who are able to verify their count with pix. Can someone please shed some light on this 1

 

[wolfytm2002]

Yes, TY! I've never done anything like this before, I am sure it will be an experience I will never forget. Ty guys also for all the helpful info and helping to persuade me a bit

I am going to try and borrow a camera from a friend. Good luck everyone!

 

[cluck-cluck]

Hello everyone, just had a quick question about this NYD hatch-a-long. I went ahead and signed up because I am planning to set a few eggs and kinda follow along with all of you, but but then I got to wondering do I really NEED to be signed up if I don't plan on actually playing any of the games? Is it ok to hatch along and not play any of the games? LOL sorry, its redundant but I just don't want to make anyone's job harder than it has to be.

Of course you do, it's fun! LOL

Have a important question. When i candle my duck eggs, if they any are clear can i take them out to make room for more chicken eggs and it not enter fear with the contest?? I would take pictures of all the eggs together.

I don't see why not, I mean as long as you can deal with a staggered hatch! You'd have to wait at least 3 days before deciding that some aren't going to develop and at that point, you're not going to be able to "cheat" on the closest to midnight hatch thingy......... Oh, it might affect the hatch rate competition though....

Absolutely pure Serama are supposed to be 19 days.

Nah, they're just a bit more sensitive to warmer temps and will develop fast if the incubator runs warmer. That's why this time I'm trying to run mine cooler.

We has some snow yesterday as well.

Looks beautiful out, but the birds aren't fans. Except the waterfowl. They don't seem to mind it much.

Awesome pictures! I especially love the middle one, looks like a rubber duckie in the tub, LOL

You will want to post your pix of the eggs you set at the very least so you are in the count for the "How Many Eggs Set" contest.

Oops, read on down & saw you don't have a camera. Now I'm wondering if they are going to count all eggs from everyone who is signed up or only from people who are able to verify their count with pix. Can someone please shed some light on this 1

There really wouldn't be a reason to post pictures, if you're not doing one of the competitions that require it, no? I just don't see why people would report the number set falsely...... Of course if they want to do a competition, like hatch rate or something, I can see needing a picture, but ultimately, except for the big prize competitions, I can't imagine people cheating