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

[ronott1]

1st egg today.....little football shaped one

The first egg is so exciting to find!

 

[bantambury]

ok. SO I set 7 eggs yesterday, the 13th, at about 7:00 PM. they SHOULD hatch the fourth of july, but im thinking im wrong about when I set.

can anyone help me out? I thought if you set, say, the 13th like me, that would be day 0; the starting point. 21 days later there should be chicks? or am I wrong? is the day you set instantly day 1? im SO CONFUSED!

ive hatched chicks 3 other times this year and they all hatched early. 1 day early. AM I SETTING WRONG?


ANYWAYS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I set 2 Japanese bantam eggs from my own breeding trio, and 5 jappie eggs from a breeding pair that im starting up a new breed line with. silkie X Japanese bantam. LUCKILY I collected my Japanese eggs Wednesday, went to collect them Thursday,and BOTH HENS WERE BROODY! today thy are broody too.....so if I did set the wrong day I still have a backup for today. LOL

 

[ronott1]

ok. SO I set 7 eggs yesterday, the 13th, at about 7:00 PM. they SHOULD hatch the fourth of july, but im thinking im wrong about when I set.

can anyone help me out? I thought if you set, say, the 13th like me, that would be day 0; the starting point. 21 days later there should be chicks? or am I wrong? is the day you set instantly day 1? im SO CONFUSED!

ive hatched chicks 3 other times this year and they all hatched early. 1 day early. AM I SETTING WRONG?


ANYWAYS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I set 2 Japanese bantam eggs from my own breeding trio, and 5 jappie eggs from a breeding pair that im starting up a new breed line with. silkie X Japanese bantam. LUCKILY I collected my Japanese eggs Wednesday, went to collect them Thursday,and BOTH HENS WERE BROODY! today thy are broody too.....so if I did set the wrong day I still have a backup for today. LOL

You would count from the next day if you set after 12 noon. Use the 14th.

http://homesteadapps.com/app/free/hatchchart/hatchturnscheentry.php

Says day 21 is the Fourth of July!

You have an Independence day hatch going! I set on the 13th so I am close too.

 

[Penny Hen]

ok. SO I set 7 eggs yesterday, the 13th, at about 7:00 PM. they SHOULD hatch the fourth of july, but im thinking im wrong about when I set.

can anyone help me out? I thought if you set, say, the 13th like me, that would be day 0; the starting point. 21 days later there should be chicks? or am I wrong? is the day you set instantly day 1? im SO CONFUSED!

ive hatched chicks 3 other times this year and they all hatched early. 1 day early. AM I SETTING WRONG?


ANYWAYS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I set 2 Japanese bantam eggs from my own breeding trio, and 5 jappie eggs from a breeding pair that im starting up a new breed line with. silkie X Japanese bantam. LUCKILY I collected my Japanese eggs Wednesday, went to collect them Thursday,and BOTH HENS WERE BROODY! today thy are broody too.....so if I did set the wrong day I still have a backup for today. LOL

If you have been setting bantam eggs all of these hatches it may not be your counting that is off. I have read several people's accounts of bantam eggs hatching a day earlier than their LF eggs.

 

[bantambury]

You would count from the next day if you set after 12 noon. Use the 14th.

http://homesteadapps.com/app/free/hatchchart/hatchturnscheentry.php

Says day 21 is the Fourth of July!

You have an Independence day hatch going! I set on the 13th so I am close too.

AWESOME! thank you! thank GOODNESS I counted right! its great your hatching that day too! cant wait!

If you have been setting bantam eggs all of these hatches it may not be your counting that is off. I have read several people's accounts of bantam eggs hatching a day earlier than their LF eggs.

ok, ive heard that too, and im beginning to believe it. I knew my silkies ALWAYS hatched early as well as my silkie crosses, Japanese crosses, and my Japanese, but I thought it was a bit off with I had LF anc bantam cross eggs hatching a day early and polish hatching almost 2 days early. well, dosent matter as long as we have chicks....dose it? LOL

 

[bantambury]

HEY THERE EVERYONE!

loooonnnnggg time no see! just popping in to see how everyones birds from new years are...just about 10 months old!

I ended up keeping 2 roosters, and 5 hens. since them I have sold their parents and most of my older flock. sad to see my beautiful jap boy go....anyways, im very happy with Leven! the state fair is coming up....so hopefully I can sell my last few roos from my july hatch and find a few coshins.....

leven

mari

tilly

woodstock

milkshake

timothy

bemmie




of course its molting season again....haha there goes good fall pictures!

 

[ronott1]

HEY THERE EVERYONE!

loooonnnnggg time no see! just popping in to see how everyones birds from new years are...just about 10 months old!

I ended up keeping 2 roosters, and 5 hens. since them I have sold their parents and most of my older flock. sad to see my beautiful jap boy go....anyways, im very happy with Leven! the state fair is coming up....so hopefully I can sell my last few roos from my july hatch and find a few coshins.....

leven

mari

tilly

woodstock

milkshake

timothy

bemmie




of course its molting season again....haha there goes good fall pictures!

Very Nice!

There is a worst molt picture contest on BYC....

 

[bantambury]

Very Nice!

There is a worst molt picture contest on BYC....

well, these pics were taken 3 days ago and they haven't changed much....LOL just some fluffiness and a few more tail feathers lost...NOW timohthy is a frizzle so im waiting for her to molt....I hope its good. haha

 

[ronott1]

well, these pics were taken 3 days ago and they haven't changed much....LOL just some fluffiness and a few more tail feathers lost...NOW timohthy is a frizzle so im waiting for her to molt....I hope its good. haha

I know!

I never have any of the molt badly enough to win the congest...The worst one so far this year was a wheaten penedesenca and she still had most of her feathers.

 

[bantambury]

I know!

I never have any of the molt badly enough to win the congest...The worst one so far this year was a wheaten penedesenca and she still had most of her feathers.

I feel ya. I just wish id be lucky to see a needled chook at some point. LOL