4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[gabrielle1976]

can you link it again/

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: HOW SWEEET!

 

[Coffeemama7]

We are up to 11!
5 Barn yard mix, 1 Amer/BCM, 2 Black/Blue Ameraucanas, 1 Cuckoo Maran, 1 Welsummer (finally 1!),
1 Buff/Lemon Cuckoo Orpington.. It's been more than 24 hours and still have 23 to go...

 

[FeyRaine]

Love the pic. of the Silkie broody w/ the one egg right center under her and the little chicks out front like they are saying "ah mom, tell Buddy in there to come out and play already"

 

[Pele]

can you link it again/

Are you asking for my link? If so, it's http://ustream.tv/channel/peledreamsofrain

 

[Happy Henhouse]

No activity at all here. If I candle, how will I know if my chicks are shrink wrapped. There wasn't much activity when I put them in lockdown & now I'm paranoid there's a problem. If there is I at least want to try to help before its too late.

 

[RavenWood]

I've had my vents covered the whole time to keep the humidity in ... eep! Should I have one open so they can breathe? They all see ok with it closed, but are taking frequent naps. Finally getting some action on the remaining pipped egg. No action yet on the 4 dormants, but I think the Ameraucana X may have pipped on the underside. Crossing fingers.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ravenwoodacres

 

[heirloomorps]

tray o' chicks

Adorable! Can't wait to take a photo of our chicks when we take them out.

 

[FeyRaine]

No activity at all here. If I candle, how will I know if my chicks are shrink wrapped. There wasn't much activity when I put them in lockdown & now I'm paranoid there's a problem. If there is I at least want to try to help before its too late.

Happy Henhouse,
You know we are having the exact same problem, and you are only about 200 miles from me. I know there were a bunch of others in this part of the country who have uncharateristically low hatch rates in late nov./early dec. and at the time I wondered if it had anything to do w/ all the big windstorms (ie massive sudden air pressure changes) we had at that time. (& which at least I have had throughout this hatch esp. the past 14 days). I'm not sure if anyone has ever studies the effect of rapid large changes in air pressure on egg incubation, but I don't expect it would be a good/helpful thing...

Also, I really want to know, given the low humidity problems I'm _certain_ I have had & am having what if anything I could actually do if I have live ones who are shrink wrapped.
(Actually I'd also like to know if they are all dead already, so I can stop dragging it out, clean up & move on to problem solving for the duck eggs I intend to set next week!)

'course best of all suddenly all your & my eggs would peep, pip, and hatch all happy & healthy before midnight tonight ...

 

[FeyRaine]

Pele, the lemon yellow one currently in view on the webcam is great, all fluffy already, any idea why type s/he is?