5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[Cynthia12]

Montana..I agree with bantam...gorgeous EE! Love his color. Hope he's a sweetheart for you.

 

[acemario]

Oh yes...I'm not having the nightmares like you, but I'm so afraid I did something wrong, since this is my first hatch as well. I had issues with humidity in the beginning, and the air cells are still smaller than they should be (I started my eggs 12/12 at 1:30 p.m.) at this stage. I'm also paranoid that they'll start to hatch while I'm sleeping and one will need help, but I'll be oblivious and it will die.




I am just a paranoid about being asleep when they hatch and they die because I wasnt paying attention! EEK!

If it makes you feel better, you can always think that perhaps if they needed help they wouldn't have thrived and lived a full life... just a fall back if it does happen. I'm sure it happens in the wild, right?

 

[SoManyHats]

This is my brooder in my workshop where my 5-week olds are living. We'll be putting another of these boxes (hubby gets them free at work) next to this for the new chicks after two weeks in the house. I'm going to put a nipple watering system in for the bigger chicks, and a lid, because they are getting big enough to fly out. So I'll have a brooder and grow-out pen in my workshop all winter!

 

[ronott1]

how do you enter

Did you set eggs on the 11th? If not and set some close it is ok too. Let me know how many and when you set them.

If you already set eggs on or close to the 11th of December and want to join in just post that you want to join, what you set and on what day and Ron will add you to the list of participants in the 1st post of this thread..

Thanks!

 

[MontanaDolphin]

these boys are GORGEOUS! what type of EE is your boy?!?!?!?!? I need one like him! ive never seen one like him! he is TO DIE FOR!!!

Thanks, I think so too!!

Mama is an Ameraucana, daddy is a FULL SIZE Chocolate Orpington! When I went to pick them both up, I saw his parents...I could not believe how big the Choc. Orpington roo was...I thought they only came in bantam size!

 

[ronott1]

I watched the new Hobbit Movie today. There were quite a few posts when I got back.

How is everyone?

 

[michaelf]

I ferment scratch feed and other grains for my chickens as a supplement. The kicker is I use rooster booster in it. It is really inexpensive and you use only1/3 tablespoon per gallon of water. It is vitamins, mineral and several probiotics . Input my feed in a 5 gallon bucket mix the rooster booster with warm water and pour over till about an inch over the top. I stir occasionally for a couple of days. You will see little bubbles letting you know it's fermenting. I scoop out the feed with a sifter and let the liquid drain back in. Then add the same amount back in that I took out. When ever I need more water/rooster booster I add the amount I need till it cover about an again. I can really tell a big difference.

 

[michaelf]

this is the front label of it . This works for me.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

WOW, Chicken Canoe you are a hub of info!!
Thanks

Cool!
hmm, ye I suppose and so do their 'cousins' like the Minorca's and Black Spanish.

Most Mediterranean and many Continental breeds lay white eggs. Minorcas are from Spain, like the WFBS. Leghorns and Anconas are from Italy.
Minorcas, come in black(most common), buff and white(my favorite). They are probably the biggest white egg Mediterranean breed and their eggs are HUGE.

Hay guys, so when I candle ( day 11 ) if any eggs are clear with or without a red ring they are to be chucked out ???

Your call. Lots of people do. Ever since I opened an egg I thought was 26 days old that had a live chick about to hatch in it, I don't toss anything that doesn't weep or stink.

Ok I shall leave them all as is.

...
Do all Leghorn colours lay white white eggs?

All Leghorns lay white eggs whether they be white, black, brown, buff, silver, red or whatever. Egg color is breed specific, and has nothing to do with variety/feather color.
As a general rule, breeds with white earlobes lay white eggs, breeds with red earlobes lay brown eggs. That's not entirely true however since there are exceptions to every rule.. Empordanesas and Penedesencas have white earlobes (or at least they should) yet lay among the darkest brown eggs.


Thanks. and don't forget those blue eared silkies

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[carriebain]

I took a couple of pictures if my candling tonight, I cannot see squat in the marans eggs. The 3 trader joes eggs have some dark veining with super hyper babies inside!

my blue laced red wyandotte eggs arrived and have 17 resting

also can't forget about Uno!!!!