4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: cool!

 

[hapjr]

Originally Posted by hapjr

yes friday at noon is 21 days. I am being patient just excited. I was eorried bc the one to pip first was the third to hatch. It was so wuiet and still that i worried but Waited. And it hatched black and silver. Seems like yellow tipped wings and yellow patch on head but could ne something else. So far 5 hatched with no issues strong actuve and healthy looking. 4 more pipped now 4 still waiting. Lots of time yet. This was my first hatch too so I completely empathize with your excitement and anxiety! Did you get to see them hatch? So cool eh! Enjoy!

Yes i watched all 6 so far and four more pipped. I do feel better and very excited weird colorations

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: Thanks!

 

[CaraDD]

This is the only one. She's lonely only. I think her name is Blackberry and I think she may be a house chicken

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hello everyone. I have been barely at home the last few days and had given up on my eggs. But this morning when I opened the incubator to candle/test and see if there was hope I had another pip, and a cheeping egg. So I guess my hatch is not over yet after all. 800 posts.. don't think i'm going to catch up, I cant even find ron's digests, ahahahah!

 

[delisha]

I set all of my eggs on the correct day. I still have live chicks in eggs. I did not poke any holes in any eggs. I use a flashlight and check for movement. All of my chicks from my flock,that I set, are done. All healthy. I did not assist. I tossed three eggs that I put into lock down. My humidity was too high for delayed development. Delayed development is the result of faulty equipment. My temps were too low to place in lock down so early. I should have held off on lock down for at least an additional day or two. I am impatiently waiting on 5 shipped eggs that are still alive.

The blue egg did not make it.

It must have drowned from excessive humidity too early in development. loss is a learning experience that I do not cherish. I know that next time I need to invest in reliable equipment. Assisting chicks is a two edge sword. If it survives, you assist again and can't stop. You end up killing more than saving. Bacteria spreads and you kill healthy ones. Healthy chicks hatch all by themselves. Strong chicks will hatch even when you mess up and make the temps too low and humidity too high, as long as you correct it in time. They might not all make it...things do happen that are beyond our control.

So many of you have beautiful chicks!!! Congrats!

So many of you have sad stories..my heart breaks for all the heartache out there from the dead chicks and no chicks

I wish for each and everyone of you a wonderful New Year and a better hatch next time. Easter Hatch is a few months away!

 

[tadpole98]

This is the only one. She's lonely only. I think her name is Blackberry and I think she may be a house chicken

 

[Selah]

This is the only one. She's lonely only. I think her name is Blackberry and I think she may be a house chicken

She has very fuzzy toes She will feel less lonely the more you hold her

 

[Poultry Couture]

Ive got an older chick thats a polish x white leghorn from neighbors eggs... it looks like a leghorn with a top hat poof lol

did it look like it had a crest when it was born? Well, even a tiny poof? Mine doesn't! DX

But was yours polish to brown leghorn hen? Mine looks like it has muffs!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Oh boy, I'm loving all of the baby pictures! I have a few of my own. My Nankin started to really make noise around 4:30 in the morning, you know I had to get up to check. It started zipping real around 5..was out by just before 6. I put a towel in the brooder for her, she thinks it's mama, when she hears a noise, like me walking in, she ducks right into the towel. Cute.. I call all of my babies "she" when they hatch. Wishful thinking on this one for sure.






She started liking the handling, and was snuggling up against my hand, then I held her
close, and she snuggled right up under my chin. I love chick babies. Precious.

What a sweet baby!

lol i blew eggs last night (7 of them, haha)
then i mod-podged a sticker on to them, lol! its sticks better than it looks

You should have entered this in the egg contest that recently ended!

Lost my NYD hatched duckling in the night. I'm not sure it was eating.

I did get a new chicken chick out. Cornish cross baby. Hopefully my shipped eggs do well.

Aw, poor thing! I'm so sorry! If you were closer I'd give you the two ducklings I have right now.

These are the 4 little ones that hatched for me.

Ringo (Serama mom/Showgirl dad) - naked neck, 4 toes and no feathers on legs

Star (Serama mom/Showgirl Dad) - 5 toes and feathered shanks
No naked neck

Chipper (Sizzle mom/Showgirl dad) - 4 toes
Alfonz - (Silkie or Sizzle mom/Showgirl dad) - naked neck, 5 toes and feathered legs.


It will be fun to see what they grow up like. This is my winter pen that will be separated a bit in the summer. We only have one Serama and she grew up with most of the Silkies, so she is pretty comfortable in there.

I'm in love....again!

Started with 12 eggs...4 chicken 8 quail....I got 1 chick....the rest either never started it quit

Ok, so I just read that in a still air incubator you are supposed to keep the temp 101-102. Is that correct? I thought I knew what temp to keep it at ( I kept it at 99-100).
I don't think that alone would have killed all of my eggs right, it should have just slowed things down. But am I really supposed to keep it at 101-102 in a still air bator?

Yep

I am aaaalmost done with my hatch. Still have hopes for the one last B&W silkie egg. Did a quick candle yesterday and saw movement, but had not pipped the internal air cell yet, so I am at least giving it a chance. It is my first experience with silkies...on a whim at the last minute thanks to BYC I found WVstruttin' in the next county with a dozen silkie eggs....and his blues came through for me to add two blues to the collection.
I was so sorry to hear he lost power for 17 hrs. lockdown day, and lost his NYD hatch. Our power blinked several times that day, but stayed on...and of nine silkies going into lockdown, eight are alive and well, and one still in the bator with hope!
Totally smitten with these lovely fuzzy footed babies!

Nice picture! Love the coloration

Over 10 pages behind again! I give up! LOL, but congratulations to everyone with chicks this morning!!!

You know, that's really not a bad hatch! I do hope those that hatched and are hatching will make it as well, but don't be too sad, it wasn't so bad!

Gorgeous! I love her color!

Another one with such beautiful colors! Congratulations!

I think it depends on where the temperature is being taken. If the sensor is at the bottom, they'll say cooler and if it's at the top they'll say warmer, I'd put a thermometer right were the eggs are and watch that (99.5) Or get a computer fan, a small one, and rig it up with an old cell phone charger? It's really not hard!

Only ten pages behind? Trying 100 pages behind....

Better late than never! Happy New Year everyone!

What a great picture!

Yes, they are! They all come running to the front of the brooder when they see/hear me! They think I'm their momma! LOL At least that's what hubby says

Hope you won't need to help too many!

Awww!! How adorable <3 I had quite a few new hatchlings this morning, I helped out a couple, some more babies hatched, and I'm still helping a few out...slowly! LOL

~ Aspen