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

[BadgerHill]

Happy New Year! I sure am enjoying all the new chicky pics Can you tell I'm living vicariously through you all today! I can't wait for spring!!! We got a nice 6" dumped on us last night. Snow is such a blessing. If I repeat that over and over will spring come sooner???

 

[Wunjo]

It was great! I was asleep for the others.
I recorded it hatching. Click the video link at the top right.

Awww I thought you seen them hatch because I seen you check them, then about 5 mins later the one on the right started zipping. They hatched at like 2:30 2:40 and 3:05 EST.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Who is pipping/hatching today?

Tracking:

Chickin Pickin
MontanaDolphin
Insanity
Jlynnet
Msjp
Jdchicks
Pozees
Ronott1
Scotter
Nicky-the-witch
Draye
All Henned Up
Michaelf
GerbilsOnToast
Kiniska
Gage
Abmaddox1981
Coopsbyty
RonnieWayne
Chase Family
LogCabinFarm
Marmca
JLaw
ChickenCame1st
Mstricer
AK FLOCK SWAP

I am...I'm not on the list

 

[FeyRaine]

#47 after a 4hr post zip nap, has exited the shell - WE HAVE A HATCH!
MyCL Prince over mutt brown egg layer, very large egg, med size chick.

Now if some of those fancy shipped eggs my cousin gifted me would hatch it would be lovely....

PIP in the blue CL egg #15 is @ 12 hrs no progress

But #47 just found her voice and is singing to everyone to come out and play NOW NOW NOW!
so perhaps more will do so soon.

 

[chickengirl1193]

be careful with your heat here if you get the whole brooder at 95 it will be too hot for the chicks.  they need a spot to cool off and a spot to warm up . good luck and watch them grow

I think with a small batch of chicks 50 or less the goal should always be 100% survival  .  wont always happen because of factors like vigor of the chicks one got crushed by the waterer falling one just doesn't do well and dies.  listen to them and they will tell you a lot ..distress cheeping usually means too hot too cold hungry thirsty???? but when you look in they are running in and out of the heat with happy chirps some sleeping .  some eating some drinking you have everything about right in their world.  e

A regular light is much better in a small brooder. If I just have a few chicks in a small space I use a 75 watt bulb in a drop light. A drop light has a shield so it blocks some of the light but not the heat.
The first time I was going to use a Rubbermaid tub. I hung a heat lamp over it, put the thermometer on the bottom and the thermometer exploded.
I was leaving on a trip and had a chicken sitter. He let the light get too low and the chicks baked and died.

Should be nearly 100% if they aren't genetically or nutritionally challenged. Check for pasted vent as well the first couple weeks, that will kill them.

this is all good info thanks! my brooder does have cool spots. ill watch closely for the first few days and make adjustments

 

[JDchicks]

Yes, if you have your plugs in take them out..... the oxygen exchange is important and the condensation means you need more air movement.

Done. Thank you!

 

[JDchicks]

I am...I'm not on the list

Who is pipping/hatching today?

Tracking:

Chickin Pickin MontanaDolphin
Insanity Jlynnet
Msjp Jdchicks
Pozees Ronott1
Scotter Nicky-the-witch
Draye All Henned Up
Michaelf GerbilsOnToast
Kiniska Gage
Abmaddox1981 Coopsbyty
RonnieWayne Chase Family
LogCabinFarm Marmca
JLaw ChickenCame1st
Mstricer AK FLOCK SWAP
FeyRaine Bantambury
Gardeningmama Wunjo

Hopefully, we are caught up.

 

[scotter]

2 Faverolles chicks are out

They appear to be Faverolles / CX crosses with only 4 toes instead of 5 but they are adorable I'll post some pics soon.

 

[ronott1]

2 Faverolles chicks are out

They appear to be Faverolles / CX crosses with only 4 toes instead of 5 but they are adorable I'll post some pics soon.

Do you have CX Crosses?

 

[bantambury]

RON! YOUR CHICKS ARE SO PRECIOUS!

beautiful color! I WANT some! could you post a picture?

I have been watching your web cam! I love your chicks so much you have no idea!