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

[roostereggs]

This post made me laugh! My husband hates it when I talk about my eggs, but I told him about the seagulls and even he laughed! They would probably be some ugly bald babies!!!!

LOL, my dh hates anything bird related. But he has been SO into this hatch! He was reading stuff online at work, calling to check things with his cousin who has a chicken farm in Wyoming and 'correcting' me on my bator techniques, plus turning and watching them pip and hatch. We were talking earlier and I asked him, why the sudden interest in the chicks? He replied, if YOU are interested in something, then *I* like it also. How sweet! #bestesthusbandever

 

[roostereggs]

I had a dream last night that I dropped one of my eggs on top of two others and broke all three. Sheesh, it's like crazy pregnancy dreams!

OMG, it really is!

EXACTLY like it. Dreaming you drop the baby, it comes out with 5 eyeballs, someone switching babies with you in the hospital...I will never forget those!

I am trying to get a video of my new chickies uploaded from my phone and I will try to post it. If it doesn't work, photos will have to do. It's going slow.

 

[JDchicks]

LOL, my dh hates anything bird related. But he has been SO into this hatch! He was reading stuff online at work, calling to check things with his cousin who has a chicken farm in Wyoming and 'correcting' me on my bator techniques, plus turning and watching them pip and hatch. We were talking earlier and I asked him, why the sudden interest in the chicks? He replied, if YOU are interested in something, then *I* like it also. How sweet! #bestesthusbandever

That is very sweet.

 

[Nonyah Biz]

OMG, it really is!

EXACTLY like it. Dreaming you drop the baby, it comes out with 5 eyeballs, someone switching babies with you in the hospital...I will never forget those!

I am trying to get a video of my new chickies uploaded from my phone and I will try to post it. If it doesn't work, photos will have to do. It's going slow.

waiting on pic's u slow poke j/k i have been having same worries thinking my chicks will be mutated some how and thats if they hatch lol and yes my first hatch

 

[Cynthia12]

I just moved mine into the hatcher late last night, and I have 5 (YES, FIVE!) pips tonight! I heard one chirping, and once I started looking, there they were! I'm going to bed now, and in the morning, I may have babies!!

I got a call from the local petting zoo today. They wondered if I could provide them some chicks just before Easter.............

 

[roostereggs]

So mid morning today, our first two CCLs hatched! They didn't have much room because they were from the 5 smaller eggs that were tetris stacked on top, and because of the maxi pad. Luckily they kept falling asleep and stayed relatively calm until there were 3 hatched. It took a few hours. Dh and I and our 2 dd's worked well together getting them out without affecting the others pipped. My 13yo was in charge of the lid, dd20 pulled the chicks out, I pulled out shell debris, and dh misted them with warm water. We also have the humidifier on next to the air hole just in case (we live in the desert).


We went to Cracker Barrel for our Christmas Dinner, and by the time we got home, our three pipped CCLs were out and crawling around. We used the same method to get them out and into the brooder. Now if any hatch tonite, there is nothing sitting on top of them (maybe I will sleep better and no pregnancy-chick-dreams?).

I took the pad out...it was quite dry. We found that using a syringe and squirting warm water into the air hole is working better and we can see all the eggs better.

Now the important question...CCLs are autosexing right?...but why are some yellow and some brown? The darker brown was the first to hatch, and he is showing the others how to drink water and eat!!!

So we have a darker brown one with a yellow undercarriage and spot on his head, a lighter brown, and 4 yellows. Some of the yellows have tiny black spots on their backs so we can tell them apart nicely! Next post will hopefully have the video...

 

[Cynthia12]

So mid morning today, our first two CCLs hatched! They didn't have much room because they were from the 5 smaller eggs that were tetris stacked on top, and because of the maxi pad. Luckily they kept falling asleep and stayed relatively calm until there were 3 hatched. It took a few hours. Dh and I and our 2 dd's worked well together getting them out without affecting the others pipped. My 13yo was in charge of the lid, dd20 pulled the chicks out, I pulled out shell debris, and dh misted them with warm water. We also have the humidifier on next to the air hole just in case (we live in the desert).


We went to Cracker Barrel for our Christmas Dinner, and by the time we got home, our three pipped CCLs were out and crawling around. We used the same method to get them out and into the brooder. Now if any hatch tonite, there is nothing sitting on top of them (maybe I will sleep better and no pregnancy-chick-dreams?).

I took the pad out...it was quite dry. We found that using a syringe and squirting warm water into the air hole is working better and we can see all the eggs better.

Now the important question...CCLs are autosexing right?...but why are some yellow and some brown? The darker brown was the first to hatch, and he is showing the others how to drink water and eat!!!

So we have a darker brown one with a yellow undercarriage and spot on his head, a lighter brown, and 4 yellows. Some of the yellows have tiny black spots on their backs so we can tell them apart nicely! Next post will hopefully have the video...

 

[Nonyah Biz]

So mid morning today, our first two CCLs hatched! They didn't have much room because they were from the 5 smaller eggs that were tetris stacked on top, and because of the maxi pad. Luckily they kept falling asleep and stayed relatively calm until there were 3 hatched. It took a few hours. Dh and I and our 2 dd's worked well together getting them out without affecting the others pipped. My 13yo was in charge of the lid, dd20 pulled the chicks out, I pulled out shell debris, and dh misted them with warm water. We also have the humidifier on next to the air hole just in case (we live in the desert).


We went to Cracker Barrel for our Christmas Dinner, and by the time we got home, our three pipped CCLs were out and crawling around. We used the same method to get them out and into the brooder. Now if any hatch tonite, there is nothing sitting on top of them (maybe I will sleep better and no pregnancy-chick-dreams?).

I took the pad out...it was quite dry. We found that using a syringe and squirting warm water into the air hole is working better and we can see all the eggs better.

Now the important question...CCLs are autosexing right?...but why are some yellow and some brown? The darker brown was the first to hatch, and he is showing the others how to drink water and eat!!!

So we have a darker brown one with a yellow undercarriage and spot on his head, a lighter brown, and 4 yellows. Some of the yellows have tiny black spots on their backs so we can tell them apart nicely! Next post will hopefully have the video...

awwww congrats

 

[roostereggs]

Ohhhh, I can't get the video sent from my phone via email.

And I am really bad with technology. Maybe my kids can in the morning but they are playing with their prezzies and giggling. I love it!

My 20yo has been upset about us buying a house 'way out in the boonies'. Until I took her to do chicken chores today...I think once she hand-fed them, collected eggs, and sat and watched them...she finally understood! I think the bright stars and the bonfire were the clinchers...and she loves it here now!
I got a Samsung Galaxy tab 2 (10.1 inch), which was WAY bigger and better than I asked for.

I told Santa I really just needed whatever was under $150 to get me by until I can afford an iPad. Maybe I won't WANT an iPad now...

Well, I'm gonna go catch up on the 12 pages I missed.

Sweet dreams, hatch-a-long buddies!

 

[carriebain]

LOL, my dh hates anything bird related. But he has been SO into this hatch! He was reading stuff online at work, calling to check things with his cousin who has a chicken farm in Wyoming and 'correcting' me on my bator techniques, plus turning and watching them pip and hatch. We were talking earlier and I asked him, why the sudden interest in the chicks? He replied, if YOU are interested in something, then *I* like it also. How sweet! #bestesthusbandever

Ha! I wish he would show interest! He rolls his eyes when I talk bird and says what are you going to do with all these chicks? I don't want them crappin all over the house! He is such a downer!